4 ms·
Be wary that in many cases, paying money actually _reduces_ effort, especially when the money is small. I'd hate to see a FOSS project slowed down because peop
by slapshot 15y ago
Be wary that in many cases, paying money actually _reduces_ effort, especially when the money is small. I'd hate to see a FOSS project slowed down because people started thinking "I'm only making $1 an hour on this" rather than thinking about how they are contributing to a meaningful project and their own experience.
One summary: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overjustification_effect http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overjustification_effect
- fluidcruft 15y agoYeah, something tells me money isn't what's slowing Hurd down. Isn't Hurd even more irrelevant given the rise of virtualization?
- rvkennedy 15y agoIt's similar to the likes of elance, or oDesk - sites that commoditize IT skills with ill-paid, mal-specified projects to the point where you'd be better off working at KFC. Maybe someday someone will get this right - I suspect that will require a lot more granularity in the specs.