[PD] Free/Open Bounties

[Pierre Alexandre Tremblay]

For what it’s worth… I tend to ‘refund' academia’s research luxuries (time/mind space as resource) as a duty to release free software… many do too. I know it is not ideal but at least it brings some cool toys (like Pd ;-)



> On 12 Nov 2018, at 03:16, Alexandre Torres Porres <porres at gmail.com <mailto:porres at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
> There was recently a bounty for GEM developing, it started picking up, everyone agreed it was a cool idea, I never used GEM in my life and I chipped in 15 US$... the thing is that then there was a discussion on wether to move to a different bounty system and the whole thing kinda died away.
> 
> So all I have to say is that I don't think there's an issue for Pd people, and my only issue is that I hope my pennies do not go to waste :) 
> 
> Em dom, 11 de nov de 2018 às 21:10, Julian Brooks <jbeezez at gmail.com <mailto:jbeezez at gmail.com>> escreveu:
> Hi all,
> 
> Can I ask our community what's the general take on bounties?
> 
> I've discussed this informally with a couple of people on here (not on-list) and it's a polarising topic.
> 
> For me, free/open is doomed unless we accept that current/traditional methods of practise serve as a form of serfdom - or require a hefty dose of institutional/employer support (& often community participation - which is great obvs.).
> 
> It's not sustainable for free software to carry on reliant on free labour (IMO).
> 
> I've always liked something that Michel Bauwens (p2p foundation) once said (roughly paraphrased), that copyleft can only be implemented once the revolution is complete, and until then we require to get paid (somewhere along the line).
> 
> There are enough crappy things out there that are purely extractive, without replicating such political/economic hardships within my own favoured idealised/idealistic communities.
> 
> This though, isn't to say I don't get the argument that it's a dangerous line to cross, with projects becoming solely an economic arms race, highly centralised, with reimagined methodologies and rules for participation.
> 
> It's a tricky one. 
> 
> All input and insight appreciated...
> 
> Best to all,
> 
> Julian
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