This, I believe, is the core idea behind BountySource [1], and similar sites [2]. People place bounties on problems in open source software that they'd really l

This, I believe, is the core idea behind BountySource [1], and similar sites [2]. People place bounties on problems in open source software that they'd really like to see solved, and "bounty-hunters" (i.e. potentially you) solve these problems and get paid the amount pledged. And of course, if you're starting a new project, there's the Kickstarter model - followed by, for eg., Neovim, Chocolatey, etc. [1] https://www.bountysource.com/ https://www.bountysource.com/ [2] http://alternativeto.net/software/bountysource/ http://alternativeto.net/software/bountysource/