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Paying for Volunteers?
E1ven asks: "As the Head Producer of a moderate/early OSS game project, one of the constant questions is how to get quality people to volunteer time. One idea I've come up with is the concept of paying someone a small sum ($100/week?) to volunteer to work on the project. [Offering money will] make volunteering their time easier for them.
I know that some projects, like Freenet, that already do this to some extent. However, I'm not sure on exactly how to go about it. I can't just advertise on Monster or Dice, can I?
Does anyone have any advice they could offer on this subject? Has anyone gone through it?"
The point is, I /don't/ have $100/week extra.. I really have no where near that.
The only money I have I'm making from working over the summer. I figure if I can make $200/week this summer, I can then pay someone $100/week for a few weeks, and spend the other half on gas.. But I'll still be screwed when school starts again
I really can't afford that much. I should have put $100/month.. If someone could help for that much, I could pay them for several months...
That's not the point.
The point is, I'm very interested in HOW to do it. What the process is..Not the $100 figure.
Does that make any sense?
I'm trying to figure out HOW to do it. I doubt I could afford Gas/insurance/and my dorm if I payed much more.
<sighs> Colin
Colin Davis
No, its actually free - look closely. It was a future plan to charge members, but that plan is up in the air now. If we (the members also have to agree) change our minds on that at a later date, existing members will get 12 months through for free regardless. I guess the site needs updating. It is still in early development stages, but is looking good.