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Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 17:11:13 +0000
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From: John Smith <witchspace81@gmail.com>
To: Rick Wesson <rick@support-intelligence.com>
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Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] Seeking advice: Encouraging bug-fixing
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On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 4:07 PM, Rick Wesson
<rick@support-intelligence.com>wrote:

> personally, if the software works better (less bugs) then btc will be more
> valuable. offering bounty is orthorginal to finding the right technical lead
> that will hurd the effort.
>
> put a bounty (salary) on the person to lead the effort, not the bugs
>

Bounties would be much less than a developer salary. The idea is not to pay
for people full time, but it would be more of a symbolic gesture to attract
developers and get them some coins.  People with coins are also more
motivated to make the project more valuable, otherwise you have a "tragedy
of the commons" problem.

Not that I don't agree Gavin with getting a salary but that's a completely
independent issue :)

JS

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<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 4:07 PM, Rick We=
sson <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:rick@support-intelligence.com"=
>rick@support-intelligence.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=
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ing-left:1ex;">
personally, if the software works better (less bugs) then btc will be more =
valuable. offering bounty is orthorginal to finding the right technical lea=
d that will hurd the effort.<div><br></div><div>put a bounty (salary) on th=
e person to lead the effort, not the bugs</div>
</blockquote><div><br>Bounties would be much less than a developer salary. =
The idea is not to pay for people full time, but it would be more of a symb=
olic gesture to attract developers and get them some coins.=A0 People with =
coins are also more motivated to make the project more=20
valuable, otherwise you have a &quot;tragedy of the commons&quot; problem.<=
br><br>Not that I don&#39;t agree Gavin with getting a salary but that&#39;=
s a completely independent issue :)<br><br>JS<br></div></div>

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