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Show HN: Rysolv – Fix open source issues, get paid (V1)

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Hey all! Launched the beta for rysolv 6 months ago, and have been working on a lot of features since then.

How it works:

- Anyone can add a bounty to an issue

- When the issue is closed / PR merged the bounty is awarded

Major updates since beta:

- Dropped the 10% rysolv fee.

- Added repo donations. So a portion of bounties are contributed back to the maintainers (https://rysolv.com/how-to#bounties)

- Ton of work on recommendations. Trying to match uses with the right issues, and encouraging repeat contributors.

Looking forward to any feedback / suggestions!

If you'd like to get involved we welome contributors (github.com/rysolv), or join our discord (https://discord.gg/axCNYAXk)

Past thread:

Show HN: Rysolv – Fix open source issues, get paid - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25879238 - Jan 2021 (101 comments)

Really cool to not have the available work behind a login-wall.

Feels like a very powerful idea, but site still feels kinda empty. Have you thought about partnering with other platforms to seed it with more work ads ?

This is awesome. I really like the idea of rysolv.

How are you handling issues that go unsolved but have funding remaining on them?

Right now there is no expiration on the bounty. But it's definitely something we're thinking through.

Two ideas right now:

- Just have it returned to the user.

- At some point the bounty goes into a general fund for that project.

I put bounties on a few advanced Debian packaging problems and had some great responses. It was awesome to interface with someone who knew Debian that much. It was one of the best PRs that I've seen in a long time.

This is actually really interesting. Open source is the future of software and incentivizing communal efforts makes sense. Are you taking any commissions on it though?

We're not taking commissions on any of the bounties.

We started off with that mindset, but it didn't really make sense as a business decision, and I don't find the those kind of fees fair for users.

For monetizing, we're working on a buildout where closed source companies can list issues as well. Which will operate more like a typical freelancing platform.

This sounds amazing. Looking at the website, it looks promising that people are funding many issues and many have already earned bounties on them!

Slick new UI! Excited to get started and rysolving!

Bruh

I like it

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