The absolute downside is it is a distraction from running the business. Money is a better tool to improve recruitment, in all probability there are better code

The absolute downside is it is a distraction from running the business. Money is a better tool to improve recruitment, in all probability there are better code bases for random people to learn from, and your principles are only opinions at heart. To put it another way, if it was obviously a good idea, you would not have a question. Good luck.