Are Donation Badges Appealing?: A Case Study of Developer Responses to Eclipse Bug Reports

Eclipse, an open source software project, acknowledges its donors by presenting donation badges. However, the effect of this strategy is unknown. We found that donation badges are appealing for donors and organizers because of their practical, rewarding, and inexpensive effects.

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