Code Bounties aka. presents

Like these get me excited. Of course, as usual, I missed them, or it seems as such, but listing projects with "we will pay this much for you to do them" is a lot more modern and will probably result in better results than the "i have a project; how cheap can i get someone to screw up it's development" that most developer slave auction sites follow.

A recent discussion with a possible employer I was having on an above mentioned auction site resulted in them ceasing their discussions with me about the possibility of my working (and getting paid to work on!) the project. I am unsure of why the stopped talking with me, but after a few mailings with them and me STILL HAVING NO CLEAR IDEA what the hell they were wanting me to do and them DEMANDING how much I was willing to do it for, I told them to tell me how much they wanted to pay me.

I said, you will get what you pay for. Well, I didn't say it exactly like that, but I did ensure them that the quality of the resulting product will be proportional to the proposed and actual budget that they were willing to commit to over the lifespan of the development.

Seems like people don't like way sort of dealings with a tech-slave. At least this one didn't. They ceased communication and negotiation with me; I still have no clear idea of what they wanted. I even asked them to draw me a diagram.

But, back to the subject; Code Bounties are cool and I think more companies and projects should offer them. The amounts offered for the Neuros projects look pretty reasonable somewhat in line with an expected livable salary for a 'Code Bounty' hunter, given the skill set and experience required to complete a the projects.

And it's better than some dick expecting to get some desperate loser to do their work for them for $100 because they won't accept a bid any higher than that...BECAUSE THEY DON"T HAVE TO.

For a project manager to put up on a listing "I AM WILLING TO PAY $4000 TO HAVE THIS DONE TO MY PROJECT" shows some commitment and ALSO SHOWS that they are expecting a professional to complete this project and also THEY have thought about and done some research into how much a project like that should cost.

I mean, if you want your developers to be able to pay their power bills. And feed their cats. And some can't really work in offices day to day to day to day to day to day, so some of us NEED AN WAY TO MAKE A LIVING WAGE WITH OUR SKILLS FROM DECENT EMPLOYERS. I'm sure there are some out there.

But then again I hate the slave auction model...and my cat KILLER is

HUNGRY.

Well, not so much lately, but he will be again

soon.

so, EMPLOYERS, maybe you might want to think about payment and proposal models for software development projects using open source software. i presented one, now you can present the other...