Crowdfunding Open Source Software Enhancements and Bug Fixes 46
A user writes "It's nice when your open source pet project is popular, but sometimes the constant stream of feature requests can be intimidating. The CatInCan website aims to help prioritize a project owner's efforts while letting them make some money on the side. Think of it as a Kickstarter-variant where people can raise funds to get functionality in software realized, or maybe to get that long-ignored bug fixed."
Other similar ventures (Score:2, Informative)
* http://wayback.archive.org/web/20110514070546/http://elveos.org/ [archive.org] the source of which is available at https://github.com/BloatIt/bloatit [github.com]
* http://selfstarter.us/ [selfstarter.us]
This catincan business seems nice enough until you notice a Facebook like button on the page. The 0-click variant, no less.