Proposal to Fund Debian Sparks Debate

lisah writes "The announcement earlier this week of 'experimental' group Dunc-Tank's plans to bankroll the work of certain Debian developers has sparked some controversy across the open source community. The leaders of Dunc-Tank say their primary motivation is to see that Debian version 4.0, also known as etch, is released on time this December. Debian developer Lucas Nussbaum, however, says that research shows that 'sometimes, paying volunteers decreases the overall participation.' Dunc-Tank member Raphaël Hertzog countered that the opposite is true and 'many Debian developers are motivated to work when things evolve,' a veiled reference to Debian's notoriously slow release cycle. Dunc-Tank member and kernel developer Ted Ts'o took the idea a step further and said, 'If money were among anybody's primary motivators...they probably wouldn't be accepting a grant from Dunc-Tank; they could probably make more money by applying for a job with Google — or Microsoft.'"

Comments

Microsoft already stole the best Debian devs

[also-rr]

Why do you think Vista's release cycle is so long already?

generalities and specificity

[macadamia_harold]

Nope. What you learned in an office does not hold true everywhere in life.

Just like your specificity does not disprove the truthiness of my generality.

Re:Be careful with bounties

[MrNaz]

You commie pig! How dare you badmouth competition like that?! You'll hang for this!

you're

[Anonymous Coward]

Your: "Your grammar skills leave much to be desired."
You're: "You're a dumb-ass for not checking your post for grammatical errors when correcting someones spelling."

Re:you're

[Anonymous Coward]

You're a dumbass for correcting someone's grammar when not checking your own.

What, no employee discount?

[Kadin2048]

I've got it!

We'll give all the volunteers $5 off their next purchase of Debian.