I would like to devise something to incentivise / reward people working on this project. Something beyond the personal satisfaction, and giving back to the community.
What I'm thinking is to donate hardware modules to people working on new vehicle support. It would work something like this:
- Someone steps forward to take on support for a particular vehicle.
- That developer buys the hardware module, and accessories, as normal.
- The vehicle_xxx.c file is written, tested, and gets to a stage where it meets the milestones for that vehicle (the core functionality requirements).
- Open Vehicles either re-imburses the module purchase price, or sends a second module to the developer concerned (option chosen by the developer).
In particular, I'd really like to incentivise work on the Leaf and iMiev modules.
What about for past contributors? What about for people working on the Apps, or other parts of the system?
What do people think? Would this be a good idea, or no use?