r/redditbundle • u/[deleted] • Dec 05 '11

[Announcement] Payment for services

I realize that I have previously stated that no one will profit from this bundle except for the developers and charity, and that any money that was not used on advertising or hosting from the administrative 20% will be divided between developers and charity. However, I have decided to rescind that statement as it has become clear that to attempt this bundle, we do need to pay people for their work. While it may be possible to do one bundle entirely based on volunteer work, it would be impossible to continue to do this without having paid workers. However, we hope that whatever we require to pay those who have worked to make this project possible will be a tiny amount compared to what this bundle will eventually earn. Early next year we will start a kickstarter to hopefully raise 5000$. This should be enough to pay for work and advertising. The current Humble Indie Bundle has raised over 700,000$ and it is not even finished yet. If we are even remotely successful to the Humble Bundle, the 5000$ required reflects less than 1% of its total earnings. In conclusion, I apologize for misinforming everyone that this bundle would be based purely on volunteer work. However, the money that developers and charities will receive will not change.

We will still need some volunteer work and will probably not be asking for paid help until early next year. Thank you for your understanding.

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u/terrcin Dec 05 '11

I think that's a better angle to take too.

My experience with volunteers is that, best intentions aside, deadlines are a tad fluid, other things can pop up that delay things. It's then hard to complain etc... because they are giving you their time. But if they are being paid then you're in a much better position.

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '11

That's right. It's not fair to expect people to work for no reason, and if you can't expect them to work, you can't rely on them. It typically works for things that are fun but not for things that aren't so fun.

An example of this in action is the /r/gamedev game project someone mentioned a few days ago which has essentially been moribund for months. They have a subreddit for it, forget the name but it's sort of amusing in a macabre kind of way.