justshipit Thanks for your enthusiasm! As Berlyn pointed out, we have a donate button on our page, and any bit helps to pay for our infrastructure. I do know that Toby took some time off last year to work on Flarum, but he's since returned to University to complete his degree. Priorities, priorities.
At the risk of sounding callous, I'd rather not suggest that you just throw money at the problem. Money is a great incentive, but Toby and Franz (and all our other contributors) are doing this because they're passionate about forum software, and Flarum in particular. Your donations will help alleviate stress in regards to server infrastructure, or any future considerations for software/service purchases for development or community enrichment, but a bounty isn't the right approach here. Bounties tend to hurry development, which can make for seriously underdeveloped features or require some big bug fixing later, and we want Flarum to be the best as it possibly can be upon release.
I'll advise you to have patience. Check out the Milestones on the Github issues, and you can watch the bugs tick down. And absolutely donate if you're so inclined, but just remember to temper your expectations about your funds.
