A New Way To Fund Open Source Software Projects, Bug Fixes and Feature Requests

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday September 17, 2013 @09:10PM from the charge-10-cents-per-compile dept.

Lemeowski writes "Open source software projects are seeing some success on fundraising sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo. But Warren Konkel believes open source software needs a better funding model that's more aligned with how software is built. So Konkel, who was the first hire at LivingSocial, teamed up with his friend David Rappo, a producer for games including Guitar Hero and Skylander, and founded Bountysource, a crowdfunding and bounty site specifically designed to help developers raise money for their OSS projects, bug fixes and feature requests. In this interview, Konkel talks about how he recently snagged a $1.1 million investment in Bountysource, gives developers tips on launching a fundraising effort for their OSS project, and more."

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Re:Javascript needed by Anonymous Coward · 2013-09-17 22:22 · Score: 5, Funny

You could put out a bounty for making the web site viewable without JavaScript. :-)
Re:Javascript needed by kajsocc · 2013-09-17 22:27 · Score: 5, Funny

You could put out a bounty for making the web site viewable without JavaScript. :-)
No he can't. He doesn't have JavaScript enabled.
Re:Javascript needed by HyperQuantum · 2013-09-18 02:07 · Score: 4, Funny

You could put out a bounty for making the web site viewable without JavaScript. :-)
No he can't. He doesn't have JavaScript enabled.
And obviously, he cannot enable it for that single website because that would be a crime against humanity.

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Reminds me of an old Dilbert strip by oleg_stormforge · 2013-09-18 02:08 · Score: 3, Funny

"I'm going to write me a new minivan this afternoon!" http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/1995-11-13/