[MG] Setting up a prize for completing parts of the technology

[Michael Allan]

A prize is wonderful idea.  Very promising!  The scope and rules are
still open to discussion, however, so I suggest we leave them out of
the consensus draft.  What do you think?
http://u.zelea.com:8080/v/w/D?a=4316&aR=2896&b=4312&bR=2895

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Michael Allan

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Thomas von der Elbe wrote:
> Ok, I opened a poll about the prize. Here is my position in this:
> 
> *http://metagovernment.org/wiki/User:ThomasvonderElbe/prize
> 
> *Thomas
> 
> 
> On Tue, 26 Apr 2011 23:16, Michael Allan wrote:
> > +1 Matteo, a prize could give us a real boost.
> >
> > One possible problem: Setting a specific task might not mesh well with
> > free software.  Ordinarily developers are free to do their own thing.
> > Maybe the judges (whoever they are) could decide not only the
> > recipient of the prize, but also the reason.  (Like with the Nobel
> > committee, for example, they don't set a target in advance.)
> >
> > A suggestion: Float the award mechanism - the rules about how the
> > prize is awarded - as a poll to which everyone is invited.  That way
> > the prize money could do double duty, attracting not only developers
> > but also users (and with that, possibly more prize money).
> >
> > I agree with Thomas, don't restict it to Votorola developers.  I
> > wouldn't even restrict it to developers.  There are many ways to help
> > - present case in point - and we need good people of all kinds. :-)
> >
> > Very promising!



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