Comment on I algorithmically donated $5000 to Open SourceparentComments−kvinogradov1yTotally agree! Actually I had outlined similar ideas and even an example (Pydantic) in https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42353209In a nutshell:- Algorithmic does not always mean automatic. An algorithm can have a human-in-the-loop element, as S&P500 or NASDAQ Composite have.- Future versions of the index will account for known funding of OSS owners and maybe even exclude well-funded companies.
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Totally agree! Actually I had outlined similar ideas and even an example (Pydantic) in https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42353209
In a nutshell:
- Algorithmic does not always mean automatic. An algorithm can have a human-in-the-loop element, as S&P500 or NASDAQ Composite have.
- Future versions of the index will account for known funding of OSS owners and maybe even exclude well-funded companies.