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OSS Projects Offer Bounties For Features

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the headhunting-with-a-keyboard dept.

jtowndot writes "The market for open source developers seems to be heating up. Asterisk, Gnome, Horde, and Mozilla all have bounties for desired features. Recently, Lime Wire updated its wish list to include bounties on open source development work! Similarly, i2p also released a bounty list. Is it time to consider quitting my day job to do open source development full time?"

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  1. WANTED: Dead or Alive by Shadow+Wrought · · Score: 5, Funny
    Is it just me or does "Bounty" evoke ideas of something else entirely?

    "We got the Feature. He's holed up over on the South side of the partition. Better bring your compiler."

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    1. Re:WANTED: Dead or Alive by winkydink · · Score: 5, Funny

      Is it just me or does "Bounty" evoke ideas of something else entirely?

      The quicker picker-upper? Captain Bligh?

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    2. Re:WANTED: Dead or Alive by FidelCatsro · · Score: 4, Funny

      Darth Vader: You may take Limewire to Jabber for chat after I have Skywalker.
      Boba Fett: He's no good to me non complient.
      Darth Vader: He will not be permanently proprietery.

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  2. to answer your question by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Is it time to consider quitting my day job to do open source development full time?"

    One word.....YES!

    On a totally unrelated note, could you please provide me with the contact info for your company's hiring manager?

  3. Re:Not going to quit mine by duerra · · Score: 5, Funny
    What is needed is a bounty system that users could pay into easily so the bounty could grow over time.

    I'll give you $50 to do that.

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