Merge pull request #251 from filecoin-project/storage_provider_bounties

files for storage provider bounty program

Author: Stefaan-V

storage-provider-bounty-program/BOUNTIES.md

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+# Welcome to Filecoin Storage Provider Bounties! 
+
+## Definition
+Bounties are simply incentives for closing (fixing issues). Issues with bounties attached to them are listed on the [bounties project board](https://github.com/filecoin-project/community/projects/1). When the original issue is closed by a pull request, the author of that pull request is considered eligible for the bounty. Bounty rewards can range from $50 to $5000 USD (or FIL equivalent). This amount may change as we see the scope and size of the bounty requests proposals come in. 
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+Bounties are a good fit for simpler tasks like fixing minor bugs, adding test cases, updating or translating documentation, or building small, well-specified features. Bounties are priced based upon severity and urgency.  Higher prioritized bounties would receive higher rewards.  Prioritization and rewards are established by the Storage Provider Working Group.
+
+## How to Propose 
+To propose a bounty simply tag your issues in the “open bounties” column on the [bounties project board](https://github.com/filecoin-project/community/projects/1) with the award amount. It’s also a good idea to add a comment to the issue linking back to this document so your contributors can learn how to claim the bounty. It is the responsibility of the bounty issuer to disburse the award.  Only authorized accounts can propose a bounty at this time.
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+**NOTE:** Due to the way Github project board permissions work, only authorized contributors are currently allowed to add bounties to the board. Please email [email protected] to be added.
+
+## How to Collect Bounties
+Find an issue that fits your skills and interests on the Bounty Board and fix it!
+Open a Pull request with your work ( don’t forget to include “fixes #...” in your Pull Request so it automatically closes the issue). Once the Pull Request is approved and merged, simply open a [Bounty Claim](https://github.com/filecoin-project/community/issues) issue in this repo to collect your reward!
+
+## Support and Payments
+Bounties are paid out by the originating party. Right now the originating party is the Filecoin Foundation. 
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storage-provider-bounty-program/README.md

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+# Welcome to Filecoin Storage Provider-Bounty Board! 
+
+The Filecoin Storage Provider Bounty Board focuses on development, specification, and implementation of priorities from Filecoin’s storage provider community. This is a similar initiative to the [IPFS bounty board](https://github.com/ipfs/devgrants/blob/master/BOUNTIES.md) but focused on storage providers. Throughout this project, we aim to improve our ecosystem and community support by working with community members and contributors. Our program is intended to motivate more contributors to participate in the Filecoin project and to solve open issues by rewarding ongoing & existing contributors that add significant value to Filecoin. 
+
+## Issues
+
+To propose an issue, please [raise them here](https://github.com/filecoin-project/community/issues). To ensure issues are correctly addressed as soon as possible by the Filecoin ecosystem team, please try to make sure that you describe your suggestion in as much detail as possible. 
+
+## Bounties
+
+Bounties are monetary awards for completing eligible issues in the Filecoin Storage Provider Bounty Board. Please leave a comment within the issue requesting to be assigned to that issue before submitting a pull request. This minimizes the chance of multiple different contributors duplicating work by submitting a pull request for the same issue. If you submit a pull request to an issue without first being assigned to it, that pull request may not be accepted. Once the pull request is merged, you can claim the bounty.