Ask HN: Is Jobs HN for FOSS?

#1

Post by samedev » Sun, Feb 09, 2025, 3:30 PM UTC

I was working for colider, it's on codeberg, but i want some contributers, so i am just asking this question.

Re: Ask HN: Is Jobs HN for FOSS?

#2

Post by brudgers » Sun, Feb 09, 2025, 6:35 PM UTC

To the best of my knowledge, posting to the Jobs page is a benefit of being a YC funded company.

But you can use the contact link at the bottom to ask the moderators.

Re: Ask HN: Is Jobs HN for FOSS?

#3

Post by nis0s » Sun, Feb 09, 2025, 6:42 PM UTC

There’s nothing wrong with posting your openings, and indicating their exact nature. If anyone has a problem, you can always remove the post.

Re: Ask HN: Is Jobs HN for FOSS?

#4

Post by codingdave » Sun, Feb 09, 2025, 10:00 PM UTC

nis0s wrote: post #3

There’s nothing wrong with posting your openings, and indicating their exact nature. If anyone has a problem, you can always remove the post.

Yeah, there is something wrong with it, actually. We have a monthly post for people who are hiring. Here is the latest: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42919502

Post there. Or, if you are just looking for freelance folks, post here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42919501

Re: Ask HN: Is Jobs HN for FOSS?

#5

Post by nis0s » Mon, Feb 10, 2025, 3:08 PM UTC

codingdave wrote: post #4

nis0s wrote: post #3

There’s nothing wrong with posting your openings, and indicating their exact nature. If anyone has a problem, you can always remove the post.

Yeah, there is something wrong with it, actually. We have a monthly post for people who are hiring. Here is the latest: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42919502 Post there. Or, if you are just looking for freelance folks, post here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42919501

Okay, thanks for saying so

Re: Ask HN: Is Jobs HN for FOSS?

#6

Post by gus_massa » Mon, Feb 10, 2025, 5:59 PM UTC

It's impossible to get contributors for projects they don't use [1]. You need users. Once you get users you will get power users. Once you get power users, they may care and try to contribute.

As I said in a previous post, where are the examples?

Let's ask some questions:

What type of garbage colector? No/Manual? Reference counting? Tracing?

How do I loop 100 times?

Can I add "1"+2 ? The result is "12", 3 or an error?

[1] Except for very specific task, like fixing typos, or changing the GC, or rewriting the custom test method to use Github/codeberg/whatever actions.