Posts: 2833 from 2003/2/8
From: USA
Speaking of Sputnik...
Since Poland is finally--FINALLY--getting PayPal support, MorphZone can also finally do a useful shift for development support that will reduce the bounty overhead and (hopefully) support more developers. That is, we can post donation buttons for spotlighted software development that doesn't necissarily fall under the heading of a bounty.
For instance, a completed project that needs some kind of occational update. That would be difficult and annoying to keep a bounty running for, but if the developer was to handle his own donations--we could seriously put up a donation button for him or her that goes to their specific PayPal account.
Another example is ARexxPPC. I mean, we know that it's going to eventually get done, and I think continuous support would be better than some big prize at the end of the rainbow.
Also, this would allow the developer to have a choice over the total donation presented on the site (i.e., a monthly total, a yearly total, or a grand total)
Due to the lack of Polish PayPal support, this was virtually impossible in the past. What do you guys think?