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it would be interesting if github allowed the user to submit the feature request and commit x amount of dollars they are willing to pay to have it implemented.
by AH4oFVbPT4f8 4y ago
it would be interesting if github allowed the user to submit the feature request and commit x amount of dollars they are willing to pay to have it implemented. if the maintainer wants to entertain the offer, the two agree, and requestor submits the money to github to hold in escrow until the feature is implemented or the time has expired.
- scrollaway 4y agoThis exists as third party services. IIRC it’s exactly how bountysource used to work. I think the model never took off enough to be attractive to github to implement on their end. But yea I think it would be cool and more popular if integrated directly in it.
- TingPing 4y agoUsers don't understand costs, especially for certain countries. The biggest bounty I got was like $300 for a solid week of work. Most were a few bucks. It was a waste of everyone's time and money, except BountySource.
- jefftk 4y agoIt could maybe have worked if a large number of users all wanted the same new feature, and pooled their willingness into a relatively large bounty? Or if it were common for maintainers to be nearly on the fence about implementing something, so that a relatively small bounty might push them over. But yes, it clearly didn't work.