Hi r/opensource 👋 The first adjustment we’d like to introduce is a recurring thread as a place for contributors and projects to find each-other. There’s a few reasons for this: We’re a sub for Open Source projects and their communities, not having a place to encourage this is a glaring hole in the operations of the sub (irrespective of the new rules). Having a dedicated thread should reduce the amount of overall posts in the main feed - and thus ensure that the community is usable without being overwhelmed by posts of contributors and projects trying to find each other. Under the recently announced rules (which are still being reviewed), we’ve introduced the classic “can’t get a job contributors without experience posting, can’t get experience post without a job contributors” problem. The recurring thread is a way to remedy this obviously dumb situation. So with that being said here’s how it will work: There will be a monthly post, although this cadence can be adjusted if the thread is particularly active. We think a longer period will better allow for serendipity. It will be the usual “comment below with what you or your project are looking for” format. Outside of obvious rulebreaking (e.g. not an open source licence) the rules for participating will be fairly lax. This will also include the policing of the rules. The working name is “Contributors Wanted”, but if someone thinks of a better name we’ll switch to that. The first post will be sometime in the next week or so, so we can collect some feedback on the concept before it goes out. After that we’ll see how it works in practice and collect community feedback in early 2027. Below is a the draft of the post. Feel free to comment with your feedback. --------------------------- Title: Contributors Wanted Welcome to Contributors Wanted, a place for contributors and projects to find each other How it Works: Comment on this thread with what you are looking for: If you’re a project looking for contributors, you should share the project name, a link to the project, what licence it uses, a brief description of what the project does and the technologies it uses, and what kind of contributors you’re looking for. You should also if you have a particular stance on AI contributions. If you’re a person looking for projects to contribute to, you should introduce yourself, what technologies you’d like to work with, and what projects interest you. Revealing real information (such as your name or location) is completely optional and you should think about what you want to share on a public forum. If you have strong opinions about the use of AI in projects you should probably mention it. Rules The normal rules of the sub still apply, in particular: Projects must be Open Source, for software this means using an OSI compatible licence. No spamming, one comment per project or person. Be respectful. Some rules are relaxed within this thread: No limits on project age or number of contributors. No restrictions on AI assisted or vibe coded projects. Examples FooBar is a tool for generating Lorem Ipsum. It’s a GPL licenced project written in COBOL and React. In particular we’re looking for contributors who can help generate translations. We allow the use of AI tools but you must declare them, and all issues and PRs must be written by a human. Hi I’m Fred, I’m looking for Python projects to contribute to. I’m mostly interested in helping build APIs so any kind of website tool would be best. It doesn’t matter if it’s business focussed like a CRM or a personal tool like Jellyfin. I'm cool with AI, just tell me where to point the slop cannon!   submitted by   /u/nicholashairs [link]   [comments]