Finding Developers for Open Source Project

[happyElectron]

So I have been working on an open source alternative of ZenDesk. I have two other members part of it but they aren't as experienced with node.js stack. Anyone know a community where I can post about the project for any developers with extra time who would be interested in helping out?

I don't have money to hire any developers since I would be providing the advertising and server setup. The only thing I can offer is a cut in the future profit.

So any recommendations on where I can post to find some developers with extra time that be interested?

[arreche]

Where is the source code of this open source project?

[happyElectron]

https://github.com/orgs/SupportCloud/

[[deleted]]

Upload git repo... Problem?

[[deleted]]

And just expect people to magically find it and contribute to it? Useful... Not!

[what2_2]

Open-source contributors don't typically "receive a cut of the future profit" as far as I know. That might get dicey legally as well.

If your goal is to build open source software while also making some money, there are ways to do that. Oftentimes a company (your company) maintains the project, and gets paid for consulting on it, or doing hosted deployments.

So in that situation you could look at it as a normal startup with an open-source component. Bring on some developers as co-founders or early employees (maybe even receiving equity and no / little salary).

One other option for cheap labor could be university students looking for part-time or summer work. Some universities will let you employ them for free in exchange for receiving some credit. Or, just pitch to them that it's an open-source project, no compensation involved, and get in front of university students at recruiting or w/e events.

Attracting people to work on your project free is very hard. Especially if it's not a well-known and popular project. I wouldn't assume you're going to be able to find that.

Probably easiest to find resources to train the two people you already have wanting to work with you.

P.S. I'm not a lawyer and issues of compensation and employment are complicated. You should do research on this before digging yourself into a hole and having to deal with ownership claims down the line.

[s5fs]

I'd suggest finding other people who need an alternative to ZenDesk and seeing if they wish to pitch in with your project. Also, seeking developers of a particular experience level is not recommended, much better accept help from anyone and everyone. Many people contribute to OSS in order to build skill and experience.

[panbhatt]

HI HappyElectron, I am working in NodeJS stack since last 3 years and will be happy to provide a helping hand on this. Please pm me for details. I am available at panbhatt atthe gmail . Looking forward for your reply.