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Question:

Do you think there's interest in software QA consulting on here? 🤔 Like, a testing bounty or something?

#asknostr

gitworkshop.dev and ngit have benefited greatly from the work you have done: analysis, testing, PM, etc. I am personally very grateful.

sourcing funding for this in nostr may be challenging. Many nostr:npub10pensatlcfwktnvjjw2dtem38n6rvw8g6fv73h84cuacxn4c28eqyfn34f grants are like mine: for 1 dev full-time. Most projects don't have access to a pot of money for this. It would be really nice to have a call-off pot for this and other things such as, the great work nostr:npub149p5act9a5qm9p47elp8w8h3wpwn2d7s2xecw2ygnrxqp4wgsklq9g722q has done on logo design. I wonder though if the Open Source dynamic changes, and an expectation is created, when smaller individual contributions are directly rewarded with money.

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DanConwayDev 1y ago

Do you think a <20% allocation, within a nostr grant application, for call-off work that would be opportunistically spent on analysis, QA, testing, PM, be looked upon with skepticism?

nostr:npub1dergggklka99wwrs92yz8wdjs952h2ux2ha2ed598ngwu9w7a6fsh9xzpc (nostr:npub10pensatlcfwktnvjjw2dtem38n6rvw8g6fv73h84cuacxn4c28eqyfn34f) nostr:npub1szpa7cypmyd59083qs3pte9lez22lzfu6pl2guhgqx7q09x68y6qquh3td (HRF)

DanConwayDev 1y ago

nostr:npub1m4ny6hjqzepn4rxknuq94c2gpqzr29ufkkw7ttcxyak7v43n6vvsajc2jl It would be a shame for the community if you end up working a fiat TA/BA/QA role. In nostr you have: 1. identified need 2. motivation, 3. ability, 4. proof-of-work, 5. opportunity (don't currently have a job). you are just missing 6. resources.

Given the funding in the space, it would be disappointing if you were unable access some of that because your work is somewhat of a niche in nostr.

If you need references or anything please let me know. Perhaps you could get a number of projects you have contributed to to include references as part of a grant proposal?

Laeserin 1y ago

I actually quit my fiatjob, to get nostr:npub1s3ht77dq4zqnya8vjun5jp3p44pr794ru36d0ltxu65chljw8xjqd975wz off the ground, but it hums along nicely, now, and my household is starting to eat the seed corn, so I have to do something else for income.

There are actually a lot of remote requirements management, support, testing, etc. fiat positions open, but they all sound sort of boring. 😂 Was thinking about going back to logistics, instead. But then I'm really gone because then I'd be spending all day inspecting dangerous goods tanks at the port, or something.

Laeserin 1y ago

We both tend to work for lots of different projects, doing specialized tasks. There are a couple of people on here, like that. It doesn't really make sense for us to do it only for one project, as the quality of our work depends upon transfer of knowledge.

Some of us are also developers, but our primary contribution isn't product coding.

I will happily keep posting issues for clients I actively use or that our project has a stake in, but it's nothing as advanced or useful as what they'd get for paying me, and I only do it when I'm in the mood. And it would probably mostly stop, once I get a day job.

DanConwayDev 1y ago

Who is we?

Laeserin 1y ago

You mentioned Niel.

MichaelJ 1y ago

This funding problem is exactly why the nostr:nprofile1qqsggm4l0xs23qfjwnkfwf6fqcs66s3lz637gaxhl4nwd2vtle8rnfqprdmhxue69uhhg6r9vehhyetnwshxummnw3erztnrdakj7qfqwaehxw309ahx7um5wghx26tww4hxg7nhv9h856t89eehqctrv5hsz8rhwden5te0w35x2cmfw3skgetv9ehx7um5wgcjucm0d5hsjmvd7t team is pursuing alternative funding sources beyond grants.

nostr:nevent1qqs0nmdvzgas9vhx3lrl45d4px0hrezggalretsxh75akr09d83n7ngppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qgs2qzx779ted7af5rt04vzw3l2hpzfgtk0a2pw6t2plaz4d2734vngrqsqqqqqpsrpysh

EvoLensArt 1y ago

I have a half-baked idea for an alternate funding model…. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

https://evolensart.com/article-introducing-boomscroll.php

DanConwayDev 1y ago

The revenue split from the output of the bounty is a nice idea. Are you familiar with nostrocket.org from nostr:npub1mygerccwqpzyh9pvp6pv44rskv40zutkfs38t0hqhkvnwlhagp6s3psn5p?

gsovereignty 1y ago

Bounties don't even work for mechanical turk level stuff let alone complex requirements IMO, creates a malincentive

Silberengel 1y ago

And quality requirements are nonfunctional requirements, so that's a level of abstraction higher.

EvoLensArt 1y ago

Did you read it? Skim it?

It’s a sats-first, trust-based model.

Runs 100% on reputation and incentives

Silberengel 1y ago

I did read it. I like the model. I was just agreeing with the point that good bounties are quite difficult to write. I bet clearly formulated ones would be very popular, tho.

I have a lot of experience in requirements engineering for companies, so I trust myself to write good requirements.

I mean, people could pay me to write up the bounty requirements with your parallel system. 😂

Silberengel 1y ago

Yes, I like the idea, but we have no excess equity to share.

EvoLensArt 1y ago

Lol

I’m not asking for sats right now hahahaha

Just throwing out a half baked idea to see if it uas legs

🙃

Laeserin 1y ago

Ah, a parallel bounty.