I'm issuing OpenMW bounties on Bountysource
Posted: 26 Mar 2019, 03:11
There has been some discussion of bounties here in the past, with a common outlook being that if people are willing to spend money of their own accord - issuing bounties, donating personally to developers, and so on - they're welcome to do so. I've done so - starting with a focus on the historically underdeveloped OpenMW-CS, an essential piece of the mythical OpenMW 1.0.
There are now several hundred dollars in bounties for OpenMW available through Bountysource, the reputed bounty platform for open source communities.
Any developer new or old who resolves one of the relevant issues (by submitting a merge request which is then accepted) is entitled to a small monetary reward, as well as the usual warm fuzzy feeling one gets for contributing to open source projects.
Obviously this is not done in any official capacity on behalf of OpenMW - it's my own initiative and my own money. It's simply another means to contribute in a non-developer capacity alongside word of mouth, bug reports and donations. And thanks to platforms like Bountysource, it's never been easier to throw money at things I like.
There are now several hundred dollars in bounties for OpenMW available through Bountysource, the reputed bounty platform for open source communities.
Any developer new or old who resolves one of the relevant issues (by submitting a merge request which is then accepted) is entitled to a small monetary reward, as well as the usual warm fuzzy feeling one gets for contributing to open source projects.
Obviously this is not done in any official capacity on behalf of OpenMW - it's my own initiative and my own money. It's simply another means to contribute in a non-developer capacity alongside word of mouth, bug reports and donations. And thanks to platforms like Bountysource, it's never been easier to throw money at things I like.