[Asterisk-Dev] SS7 for *

[Tom Zimnicki]

What I believe has worked though is when someone puts the software and the 
plan for future development up for grabs, trusted third parties can verify 
current functionality and developer bona fides and the developer then names 
a price for which they will release the code.

Some folks set up an escrow with those trusted parties and when the goals 
are reached the software and dollars get released.

I know I would help out to see this come true.

My guess is that a lot of other folks would also put their money where there 
mouths are if there was a tangible goal.

Some will be service providers putting up bigger piles of dough, others 
individuals looking to play with it and willing to part with a few dollars 
via PayPal.

Maybe now is the time for others to speak up about it.

Not knowing who these guys are, there may be at least two other *SS7 groups 
working out there. Why waste resources and effort if folks can agree on a 
common set of goals?

Regards,

Tom

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Underwood" <steveu at coppice.org>
To: "Asterisk Developers Mailing List" <asterisk-dev at lists.digium.com>
Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 2:22 AM
Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Dev] SS7 for *

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>> Can you please explain (you do know there is a bounty on  it).
>>
> All that work for a chocolate bar. No way :-)
>
> Seriously, I have never found bounties on these things to be of any 
> interest. If you offer a bounty for something of modest size - something 
> that is at most a few days work - it sometimes gets people interested in 
> doing the work. A bounty for something as complex as SS7 will never reach 
> the level where it justifies the man years of effort. I'd be interested in 
> hearing of any examples where this has not been true.
>
> Regards,
> Steve
>

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