>>> Software developers are not fungible cogs that you can swap in and out at will.
I am thinking a lot about this. One of the issues is scale and proof. I suspect that I am interested in introducing gated ability to comment / participate in a community
Say for example github introduces “gates”. The first might be add a test to the test suite that generates a haha of the version number and test output. Then adding that number to your profile means github trusts you have at least downloaded and run make test. It shows some level of commitment. (I suppose the zero level is logging in to github and commenting on some maintainers mental health)
What would that magic number achieve? Having basic coding ability can be checked by looking at the user's repos and contributions. But the primary attacker had pretty good skills, and the other commenters (the attacker's sockpuppets) could also demonstrate some skills.
I am thinking a lot about this. One of the issues is scale and proof. I suspect that I am interested in introducing gated ability to comment / participate in a community
Say for example github introduces “gates”. The first might be add a test to the test suite that generates a haha of the version number and test output. Then adding that number to your profile means github trusts you have at least downloaded and run make test. It shows some level of commitment. (I suppose the zero level is logging in to github and commenting on some maintainers mental health)