How do I attract developers to an Open Source project? [closed]

Answer 1

Time for a fresh answer to an old question.

List your project on Freecode.com (formerly freshmeat)

Answer 2

This didn't exist at the time when this question was posted, but now there is Stack Overflow's Open Source Advertising.

It's exactly for the purpose of finding developers for an open source project.

Answer 3

People are only going to work on things they find valuable. What's exciting about a web server? Nothing much, but Apache just keeps going and going - the folks that started the project all cared. So, I'd suggest that you ask for help where your users are.

Also, no-one's going to want to beat on a code-base that they can't see doing anything, so you get to do version 0.01 all by yourself. Yay!

The web-book Producing Open Source Software is an excellent starting point, because it addresses a bunch of stuff that you're sure to have overlooked.

Answer 4

Come to think of it, this might not be a bad suggestion. A sort of open source job posting. that's part of Stack Overflow. Great exposure. Maybe even a badge in it. ;)