Rysolv
Web and SaaS
bounty marketplace for open source issues
SHOW HN2021
250points
101comments
#150of 2,533 in 2021
Top 6%of 2021 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
8 positive, 26 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 21 critical, out of 59 comments about the project. Thread score -0.26.
Idea: 6 for, 10 againstExecution: 0 for, 5 againstPricing: 1 for, 2 againstDesign: 1 for, 2 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 2 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Good idea for funding open source and new contributors
From 3 comments
First of all, kudos for trying to find new ways to fund open source. Those are needed. This approach might work well for issues which require a lot of thought, but produce a…
prepperdev on HNI'm not a fan of OSS development as it's unfair to creators (which are rarely remunerated for their time, minus a few exceptional individuals who can survive of donations) but I…
jokethrowaway on HNGreat product and amazing UI. Congrats on shipping. You might draw some lessons from the Codemill…
raxrb on HN
Objections
Bounties are too low to motivate real work
From 3 comments
I do some consulting where I'm paid to fix specific bugs / add specific features to various open source projects, often in Python data science world. Usually it goes something…
itamarst on HNWhen I see this kind of bounty for open source projects, I immediately think of this psychology anecdote: when you tip people to give their blood or sperm, the number of donor…
littlestymaar on HNSome of them pay $0.00. There should be a minimum amount. Then... 1) Rewards at this moment do not seem very high, but I can see that improving over time. 2) There are multiple…
29athrowaway on HN
Paid bounties may sour unpaid contributors
From 1 comment
I'm afraid that those bounty programs may create an expectation that all contributions need to be paid. If someone makes unpaid high-quality contributions for a long time and…
m3nu on HN
Sponsors could take fixes without paying
From 1 comment
I'm curious how/if this can handle sponsor theft. The mechanism: someone posts an issue and puts a bounty on it. A working fix is imported by a developer. The sponsor then grabs…
runako on HN
Requests
Narrow GitHub OAuth permissions
From 2 comments
When logging in with a Github account this application requests Read and Write permission to the following: Private email address Private profile information Followers Looks like…
InitialBP on HNWants a bit mucky much permissions from GitHub; Personal user data Full access This application will be able to read and write all user data. This includes the following: Private…
gopaz on HN
Assign issues to developers
From 1 comment
I'm not a fan of OSS development as it's unfair to creators (which are rarely remunerated for their time, minus a few exceptional individuals who can survive of donations) but I…
jokethrowaway on HN
Fix filter and pagination bugs
From 2 comments
Cool project! Feedback: Please reduce the range of your price filter. All the bounties are under the $500 range. This makes the range slider pointless beyond the first 1%. On a…
tylerjwilk00 on HNIf I tap on an issue to view its details and then go back to the results I am always at the first page and not where I left off.
fesc on HN
Questions
How are refunds handled when bugs are never fixed
From 1 comment
So this works as a kind of escrow? How are refunds handled if a bug is never fixed? The 10% cut is kept either way?
newbie789 on HN
How does it compare to Bountysource and Gitcoin
From 2 comments
Congratulations OP. Is the USP same as https://www.bountysource.com/ ? Or are you addressing a need gap in it? Also I'm tracking the problem of 'Monetizing open-source…
Abishek_Muthian on HNGitcoin has been doing this for a while now, crypto has had success in this model. There hasn't been a lot of success with fiat platforms like bountysource.
jonas_kgomo on HN
Alternatives named
Bountysource
From 1 comment
Congratulations OP. Is the USP same as https://www.bountysource.com/ ? Or are you addressing a need gap in it? Also I'm tracking the problem of 'Monetizing open-source…
Abishek_Muthian on HN
Gitcoin
From 1 comment
Gitcoin has been doing this for a while now, crypto has had success in this model. There hasn't been a lot of success with fiat platforms like bountysource.
jonas_kgomo on HN
OnlySponsors
From 1 comment
How does this compare to https://onlysponsors.dev/ ? HN discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25882021
knz42 on HN