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Would Linus Torvalds Please Collect His Bitcoin Tips?

Posted by timothy on from the just-keeping-them-backed-up-on-the-internet dept.

jfruh writes "Tip4Commit is a new service that allows anyone to link a tip for a developer to GitHub commits for open source projects. The tips are denominated in Bitcoin — and it appears that some developers aren't interested, with almost 40% of the total value tipped going uncollected. One dev who hasn't collected his $136 in tips is Linux inventor Linus Torvalds. It's not clear if the devs who aren't collecting their tips are opposed to the concept of tipping on open source projects or just don't want to deal with Bitcoin."

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  1. Nah. by WizardFusion · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I would think that "... just don't want to deal with Bitcoin" is spot on. For the small amount of money they will be getting, it's not worth the time.

  2. 136 dollars? by Kardos · · Score: 4, Insightful

    A morning's worth of developer wages collected over half a year? Plus it's not money, the effort to get that converted into money is probably more than a morning. Why bother?

  3. Robotic News by bradgoodman · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Just because it has the keywords "Bitcoin" and "Linus Torvalds" in the headline - it doesn't really mean its "news".

  4. Re:Value by wisnoskij · · Score: 4, Insightful

    And the ridiculous part is this is for Linus himself. Obvious a lot of the money goes uncollected, is sounds like most of the devs who get tips probably don't even have 5 bucks yet.

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  5. Genius by Spad · · Score: 4, Insightful

    "I know, let's set up a tip service that's totally unrelated to what you're tipping for, has no input from the people you're tipping and provides the tips in a currency that half the recipients either won't want or don't care about"

  6. Re:Value by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    All it took was $136 to get an advertisement on the front page of Slashdot and other geek news sites. Pretty good ad for a startup nobody has ever heard of.

  7. Unicorn Horns! by rockmuelle · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Why aren't /. readers collecting the virtual unicorn horns I left for them on my website?? Don't they appreciate the gesture and realize the value they're leaving on the table??

  8. Re:Value by gbjbaanb · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I guess they could implement a "not for me, pass it along to EFF or other charitable body" option on the recipient's end for those who don't care to bother with their tips.

  9. Re:Value by Burning1 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The front page of Slashdot just doesn't have the value it used to have.