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# [Bounties on Open Source projects? Yes, you read it right!](https://mesrenyamedogbe.hashnode.dev/bounties-on-open-source-projects-yes-you-read-it-right?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

I have only seen Bounty Hunters in movies and I never thought it could exist in Open Source too. In movies I've seen, Bounty is a sum of money paid for capturing a person who is being looked for, except that in Open Source, we're hunting software bug...

Apr 14, 2022 · 3 min read · mesrenyamedogbe.hashnode.dev  
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## Responses 2

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[Adebimpe Ogunyoade](https://hashnode.com/@Ladyblack)

[Jul 31, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/bounties-on-open-source-projects-yes-you-read-it-right/625807bf52fb7bd53380ac34/comment/688b41c1e8f0ca280b841444)

Awesome

[Johanan Oppong Amoateng](https://hashnode.com/@johanan2001)

[Apr 16, 2024](https://hashnode.com/posts/bounties-on-open-source-projects-yes-you-read-it-right/625807bf52fb7bd53380ac34/comment/661ef5ed1ba6e0f7c04c2003)

Thank you for sharing. It seems [bountysource.com](https://bountysource.com/) is down

[Favourite Jome](https://hashnode.com/@Favourite)

[Apr 14, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/bounties-on-open-source-projects-yes-you-read-it-right/625807bf52fb7bd53380ac34/comment/625841c12f84e0d4fc339c0a)

Wow, this seems fun 😊. Thanks for sharing!

[Mesrenyame Dogbe](https://hashnode.com/@MesrenyameDogbe)

[Apr 14, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/bounties-on-open-source-projects-yes-you-read-it-right/625807bf52fb7bd53380ac34/comment/625841c12f84e0d4fc339c0a#reply-625846742f84e0d4fc339c90)

Thanks for reading!