SourceForge Opens eBay-like Marketplace

[HardOCP News]

The popular open-source, project-hosting Web site SourceForge is now offering a marketplace where users can offer support services for sale. It doesn't cost anything to post a listing on the marketplace, Rudolph said. Instead, SourceForge will take a commission on sales.

The marketplace is built into SourceForge.net and had been in beta since earlier this year. Initially, the company invited selected projects to create listings, in order to "stock the shelves," said Mike Rudolph, SourceForge.net's vice president. SourceForge's approach of having users interact directly with customers differs somewhat from that of Red Hat's Exchange, an online marketplace launched earlier this year.

 

[oROEchimaru]

cool

 

[JediFonger]

that's an AWESOME idea. it's one of those, why didn't i think of it ideas . i predict high sales and revolutionary changes.

 

[xX_Jack_Carver_Xx]

Definitely cool.

 

[Exavior]

This is nothing new, only thing new might be how they present the programers. There have been many sites around that allow a programmer to post what langauges they can program in, what platforms they can program for, and give a little info about themselfs and allow others to hire them for a project.

http://www.rentacoder.com is one such site. I remember looking through a few other ones a while back.