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Ask HN: What would encourage you to contribute?

4 points by ColinWright ↗ HN
Some time ago I got involved with a project because I thought it would be a good thing, and I had knowledge that I was happy to contribute. It was niche, it was never going to make money, but it was a thing I thought should exist.

I'm interested to know - what makes people contribute? If I stared a project of collective knowledge, intending to make it free and open, what would encourage you to offer a small amount of time and effort to contribute what you know?

All thoughts welcome.

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babyArte
Working in a corporate environment, the contribution is forced if you need to extend the product for your enterprise benefit.
ColinWright
I'm not talking about a corporate environment - in that case it's someone doing a job for which they are paid. I'm talking about volunteer efforts in a project for the collective good, in some sense similar to "Open Source".

I'm asking the HN community - what do you look for in a project? What draws you to contribute to a project?