Why would you do that? Actually I did something similar in my garage, but with a very high selection threshold, and very short term stays. If you are recommended by someone I trust and needed a place to stay for a specific purpose, then I would host you.
In that particular instance, I believed in quality vs. quantity.
Now, for the good news: it's a great way to meet amazing people and you'll be glad you have done it, 5 years from now. In the short term, you won't be so glad. It just takes a very long time for these things (karma) to come back to you, but it's great.
I didn't gather from their explanation that it's charity. I could be wrong, but my impression's that they're "selling the sawdust," or making the most on every piece of their businesses (in this case by creatively subsidizing their housing expenses).
Why would you do that? Actually I did something similar in my garage, but with a very high selection threshold, and very short term stays. If you are recommended by someone I trust and needed a place to stay for a specific purpose, then I would host you.
In that particular instance, I believed in quality vs. quantity.
Now, for the good news: it's a great way to meet amazing people and you'll be glad you have done it, 5 years from now. In the short term, you won't be so glad. It just takes a very long time for these things (karma) to come back to you, but it's great.
Alain - fairsoftware.net