Sure it would. If OSHA wants a new operating system, putting out an open call for a deliverable would be retarded. Absolutely nobody would be able to deliver such a thing on spec, and those that would be willing would be obvious scam artists.
At best, it would cost someone a few weeks of time evaluating these bullshit submissions and realizing that they're a waste of time. At worst, they would be accepted, another $100k would be paid out, and we'd be worse off than when we began.
We were talking about some temperature app, not a new operating system. I did not suggest such a competition would be a good idea for every kind of project.
It's true that there would be overhead for running the competition and judging the entries, too.
> We were talking about some temperature app, not a new operating system. I did not suggest such a competition would be a good idea for every kind of project.
Right, I was trying to raise the point that it's not always obvious where the line between "trivial app" and "major project" should be drawn.
