I'll definitely have this in mind for the the future, and it's a good
idea for sure. It's tough to convince people to clear 3-6 months
without having a guinea pig do a test run first. 
I'm happy to be that guinea pig. While it's true I'm just one person,
often a lot is accomplished by one person when they have a dedicated
period of time. My experience in Google Summer of Code was like
that. However, there is a lot to be said for working in pairs or a
group as well.
This is a great idea, and please keep in touch with me if you flesh
the ideas out.
-greg
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On Mar 10, 10:02 am, Tom Cloyd <tomcl...@comcast.net> wrote:
Gregory,
Just had a thought. This whole idea might generate more heat if it were
bigger - I'd like to see a place where problems and people could meet,
and the interested community could register and vote, to express their
interest. This would involve much more than one programmer, of course,
but that's part of what would drive interest of the community in
general. The focus would probably end up being the more difficult,
unsolved, high-value problems.This is probably too idealized, but I like the concept, and it could
serve us all well. It would embody a key notion: pro bono work can only
get so much done, after that, people have to get paid, somehow.