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There are a number of ways you could approach this. 1. Post here on HN. On the 1st work day of every month, the whoishiring bot posts 3 Ask HN threads and you
by ayewo 2y ago
There are a number of ways you could approach this.
1. Post here on HN. On the 1st work day of every month, the whoishiring bot posts 3 Ask HN threads and you can use the Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? thread to post an ad stating the specific skills that you are looking for. You are more likely to get inquiries if you include a budget. Here are 2 examples: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38846044 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38846044 (Jan 2024) and https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38514744 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38514744 (Dec 2023).
2. There is also Algora (https://console.algora.io/ https://console.algora.io/) and they support the very use case you are asking about though they have a take rate of about 25% for each bounty[1].
Here's an example of Scott Chacon using Algora to sponsor a bounty in the Zed repo https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/issues/4440 https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/issues/4440. He posted about his experience on Twitter here: https://x.com/chacon/status/1770005036170375594 https://x.com/chacon/status/1770005036170375594.
3. One limitation of Algora mentioned in #2 is that there is a high representation of application software (web apps, desktop apps etc) compared to system software (web browsers, databases etc) meaning many of the bounties available are in "mainstream" languages like JavaScript/TypeScript, Golang, Rust. There are only a handful of bounties that require C/C++ expertise (which I imagine is what you'll need to work on Chromium) so it might be a struggle to get the right developers on Algora. One solution would be to post the bounty on Algora then do targeted outreach in WebRTC communities so the bounty can reach the right audience. For instance, Sean DuBois, who runs the Pion WebRTC community, has posted in the past on behalf of WebRTC folks looking for a role e.g. https://x.com/_pion/status/1780286789074252176 https://x.com/_pion/status/1780286789074252176 so you could consider reaching out to him and similar communities to see if they can help with match-making folks that might be interested in your bounty.
1: https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt/issues/15639#issuecomment-1986675823 https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt/issues/15639#issuecomment-19866...