Yes, Gittip is crowd-sourced patronage. In another context I've said that Gittip will be born when the first person announces that they're depending on it for t

Yes, Gittip is crowd-sourced patronage. In another context I've said that Gittip will be born when the first person announces that they're depending on it for their livelihood: http://ryandeussing.com/blog/2012/09/24/chad-whitacre-gittip/ http://ryandeussing.com/blog/2012/09/24/chad-whitacre-gittip... Personally, I think we'll get there in a year or two.