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Ask HN: Can we get a Who is Hiring but for open source projects?

11 points by derekp7 ↗ HN
Given the number of open source foundations that many of us depend on, and how thinly stretched the resources are to maintain many of them, would such a monthly thread be a good idea? The thread would be open for anyone who is involved in a project to post details about the project, what areas are in need of volunteers at the moment (feature development, testing, documentation, project management, marketing, languages used...), and would be a great resource for people getting their feet wet in any of these areas. Also it can be an avenue for struggling projects to semi-promote themselves without feeling like they are spamming.

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db48x
They're all "hiring". Pick a project that you use, find something about it that could be better, and fix it. Scratch your own itch, as it were.
enchiridion
This is probably true, but a little exposure can't hurt.
derekp7
The projects that have a critical need probably aren't having developers banging on their door -- that is why they have the critical need. And as someone who can contribute, yes I can pick something I use and see what they need, but it would be nice to filter by language type, platform, job type, etc.

And as an open source project owner, I would like to find people willing to chip in without feeling "spammy" and firing off a mention at every remotely-related opportunity. (I also need to put together a detailed code map, data flow, and overall project philosophy statement, which ends up being another example of a "job" I would advertise for).