Potentially use GitCoin for sponsorship

[snuggs]

@lafetaylor2 @soulmutbuttas @brandondees @mrbernnz thoughts on GitCoin being used for OSS sponsorship?

https://gitcoin.co

[brandondees]

don't know enough of the nitty gritty to judge yet but i like the concept in theory for sure. i've been waiting for a "payment negotiated per PR / issue closed" bounty system as a possible way to provide more optimal value per dollar for our client work, but nothing i've seen yet seems to really provide a full story for that yet. gitcoin is definitely the most interesting thing i've seen so far on that front and i just have to get around to fully understanding it. it's ethereum based which is both advantageous for adoption and also a potential liability in terms of how the smart contracts involved could potentially be flawed, as we've seen many so far turn out to be.

[lafetaylor2]

Sorry, just now seeing this. I think it may be helpful to get more hands on deck, but only if the platform is valued enough to get others incentivized. Everything is wide open these days as value is now more variable than ever. With that said it's worth a shot if you deem it worth trying.

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[snuggs]

@lafetaylor2 @brandondees more like a thought than a real issue. On second thought...this is actually a REAL issue. We been trying to figure out how to compensate open source work since Richard Stallman. Ain't that right @brandondees ?

"FREE as in LIBERTY ✊ not FREE as in BEER 🍺 " - Richard Stallman Free Software Movement
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software_movement

/cc @soulmutbuttas

[snuggs]

@brandondees welcome to black history. You're a long time crypto #HODL'er yourself so you're definitely 'in the black'
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/black.asp
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/r/red.asp