[ANN] Pharo on Bountysource Salt

> Hi,
>
> We have set up a Pharo  on the new Salt platform of bountysource:
>
>
>         https://salt.bountysource.com/teams/pharo
>
> This is an easy way to support pharo development. If you support
> above a certain threshold, being a Salt supporter includes a
> membership for the Pharo Association.

> On 21 ene 2016, at 2:26 p.m., Ben Coman <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 5:45 PM, Marcus Denker <[hidden email]> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> We have set up a Pharo  on the new Salt platform of bountysource:
>>
>>
>>        https://salt.bountysource.com/teams/pharo
>>
>> This is an easy way to support pharo development. If you support
>> above a certain threshold, being a Salt supporter includes a
>> membership for the Pharo Association.
>
> I never heard of this before, but its very interesting.  I really like
> the fee structure - only charging when funds are cashed out**.  So if
> I might earn some credit by solving some bounties, then I can spend
> them on bugs important to me without any transaction friction.
>
> Thought I'd do a quick background check [2] [3]...
>
> [1] https://www.bountysource.com/fees
> [2] http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/bountysource-raises-11-million-first-crowdfunding-platform-open-source-software-projects-1811504.htm
> [3] https://opensource.com/business/13/9/bountysource-CEO-interview
>
> ** but actually wow, what a business model !!!  All those free funds
> held... the bank interest probably pays all the operational costs,
> plus profit before even they charge that 10% when cashing out.  But I
> consider that a reasonable trade off if it helps maintain the
> credibility.
>
> cheers -ben
>

> Hi,
>
> We have set up a Pharo  on the new Salt platform of bountysource:
>
>
>         https://salt.bountysource.com/teams/pharo
>
> This is an easy way to support pharo development. If you support
> above a certain threshold, being a Salt supporter includes a
> membership for the Pharo Association.
>
>
>         Marcus
>