Savio just posted on MySQL's Quality Contribution Program. This is the first I've heard of it, and what a great idea.
I'm on a plane right now, and so can't follow the link, but apparently the program rewards community members who contribute code, bug reports, etc. with credits that can translate into a one-year subscription to MySQL Enterprise.
I agree with Savio that this "rocks! It’s a great way to build and maintain community."
(The one thing I'd disagree with is Savio's contention that JBoss' community was stacked with JBoss developers. Savio has a vested interest in trying to undermine JBoss, but I think he knows that one of the primary reasons JBoss' community would come to have jboss.org email addresses is that JBoss tended to …
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