Re: [HACKERS] Seeking Mentors for Funded Reviewers

On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 12:17:16PM -0800, Richard Broersma wrote:
> PgUS is preparing to fund a grant for PgUS members to learn and
> participate in the patch review process. We looking for experienced
> reviewers that can assist a candidate through to process of testing a
> patch - to submitting the final review. The ultimate deliverable
> would be the actual review posted to Hackers.
>
> Would anyone be available to assist with this?
>
> Thoughts?

I'm thinking that we should consider *very* carefully before we
introduce payments into what had been an all-volunteer effort. You
may get people to do things they might not otherwise have done, but
you'll also make people wonder whether they should be volunteering at
all.

Offhand, I'd say this is a really bad idea.

Cheers,
David.
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