In the linux world it’s called a “bounty” and it’s a way of offering incentive to software developers to work on a given project.
For those of us interested in playing with controlled voice channels, I’ve started a pledge drive on the TS forums designed to encourage the development of either an SDK to help modmakers get VoIP capabilities into their games OR a sort of script that can match a gameserver’s teams to TS’s channels and automatically switch the players from channel to channel as needed (more details in the thread).
I specifically requested support for TC:E (and Wolfenstein:ET) but either solution would be of benefit to any gaming needing controlled VoIP.
Something you are interested in? Pledge a few bucks! No pledge is too small and every dollar helps.