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The Debian project has reported
on a survey of developers on the use of project funds to support
development work.

There seems to be broad support for paying people who are already
involved as Debian contributors, but very little support for hiring
contractors, that is to say, those who are not already Debian
contributors in some way. Members of the Security Team were by far
the most supportive towards the idea of paying Debian contributors.

The full
report is available for those wanting all the details and pie charts.