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.
