- From: Steven Rowat <steven_rowat@sunshine.net>
- Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2018 20:41:47 -0800
- To: public-credentials@w3.org
Dear CCG, In the text, this section of this week's discussion looks like it was quite difficult—about fair compensation for work done—and I have a suggestion, given afterwards. On 2018-11-16 7:03 PM, kim@learningmachine.com wrote: > Heather Vescent:… in our conversations, everyone has an idea of how you should > do it > ...snip... > ... > … but I can't, the last time I did that, I was exploited. I'm > traumatized by this now >...snip > Heather Vescent: Right - so why don't we work together to ensure > this doesn't happen. Why can't we work together to solve this > problems for us all? > > Manu Sporny: I think the issue is that we don't know/how/ to > solve the problem, heathervescent. Ironically, this problem—fair compensation for digitized work—was part of the reason I joined Web Payments in the first place. And I think asking for it to be solved now, before DIDs exist, turns it into a chicken-and-egg problem. That is, Heather and Kaliya would like to be fairly compensated, but so would Manu, and many others; including people working on digital things that have nothing to do with DIDs -- except that when DIDs finally exist they may help solve the problem. So, it seems to me that Kaliya and Heather have three options: 1. Suggest to the main DID code-writers -- some of whom, interestingly, have said they also would like a bounty for their work -- that a possible bootstrapping could occur if a DID method was made especially for the purpose of collecting money for the development of DIDs. In other words, all the people who would like to 'crowdfund' such an effort -- the code-writing and the evangelizing materials -- would then be able to do so through a functional DID system. People would create DID Docs and contribute money through the system, and the system would allow them to allocate it and track where the money goes. I don't know if such a system is possible yet; or if it is, it's probably hard to make. But the stakes are high: the people who could make it work might be able to both be well-compensated, and demonstrate what DIDs can do, rather dramatically. or: 2. Organize other people into the formation of one of the existing types of governance of our world, specifically to promote DIDs with: crowdfunding, or a non-profit society, or a corporation. Then the directors of such an organization, or the members of it, could vote on whether to purchase your existing report, and release it. or: 3. Do volunteer work only; as much as you're comfortable with. And wait. Probably eventually DIDs will exist. Steven Rowat
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