We already have trouble with people maintaining open source projects without getting paid, now you want people to pay for the privilege to participate in free work?

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abirch 3 hours ago | parent [-]

It's a bond not a fee. If the maintainer feels that it's spam, they keep the bond. If they feel like it's not, they leave it.

	▲	Forgeties79 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		That sounds like a massive headache for maintainers and opportunity for people to cry foul. That gets messy so fast.