No, I think under most circumstances it&#x27;s completely fine to undercut someone.  I think it&#x27;s a crappy thing to do when someone is trying to participate in the market as a contractor and someone else as a volunteer.<p>This individual could have volunteered on any project but instead chose to participate in a bid based market for contractors at an effective $0 rate.  Presuming those contractors will only contribute to Open Source projects if paid then, on net, the world would have been better served if the guy had volunteered on a project not open for bid.<p>I hope that makes a bit more sense.  It&#x27;s a nuanced issue to dance around via text without a long issue, the guy has every right to do whatever he wants but I think it&#x27;s kind of rude and inconsiderate towards the contract market participants.