[xwiki-devs] [ANN] Sponsoring an XWiki issue

Hello XWiki community members, Do you have an issue that is very important to you, but nobody seems to notice even if you`ve reported it a while ago? About a month ago we have included in our issue tracker ( http://jira.xwiki.org ) the ability to sponsor an issue. Have you seen that green link on the right side ( http://dev.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/download/Community/Contributing/sponsorIssue… ), that`s it! :) We did not get much of a reaction until now, so I should maybe try to present it properly to the community and see what people think; if it's a good idea or not; if it`s going to work out or if we should dump it. The idea is simple and is described in our Contributing page ( http://dev.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Community/Contributing#HSponsoringissues ). Basically, you see an issue that you really want someone to fix and you offer yourself to sponsor it, in the hopes of motivating people to prioritize your issue above all others. Other people may join in and increase the sponsored amount any time, so the chances of the issue to be fixed will grow accordingly. You do this by clicking the green "Sponsor" link on the right side of the issue, getting redirected to the FreedomSponsors.org website, fill in the details and wait for the magic to happen. At this point, any member of the community with developer skills can see your issue above others and have a go at it. When he is done and you are happy with the work, you can reward him with the promised amount. More details on the technicalities can be found on their FAQ ( https://freedomsponsors.org/faq ). Among the advantages, I can list: - Prioritize your issue above others - Reward people for their time spent on helping you out with your needs - A way to sponsor open source hard work done on the XWiki project Let us know what you think about this initiative. Thanks, Eduard