How about this.. take samefisher's idea: > I think maybe each bug could have a pot where people could to put an amount, and if a developer fixed that bug and e

How about this.. take samefisher's idea: > I think maybe each bug could have a pot where people could to put an amount, and if a developer fixed that bug and enough people agreed he would get that pot. Except leave out this part: > That way developers could pick the bugs where people are willing to put their money where their mouth is. Instead, completely hide showing how much money was donated to a bug. From everyone. When a developer fixes a bug, they may get a nice surprise for their contributions, that may further encourage them to work on issues. A little like GitTip, but you're tipping whoever solves an issue, ahead of time. And because it's invisible, it doesn't make your hobby feel like a job because you don't know which issues are worth the most. (although it may be possible to guess by issue popularity)