- I see a lot of folks that are new to open source using this as a way to get involved, myself included.

- The StackExchange model would have to be altered, it’s only used as an example of a similar system

- The idea isn’t to manage the project but to provide a relation between idea and open source implementation

- Devs will always look to scratch their itch using an efficient solution, I believe this is one.

- Yes indeed they are catered for in many ways, this is simply another one which is tailored for effeciency

- I would prefer to make an open source system for open source projects.

I think you have misunderstood what I’m trying to achieve here, it’s not to provide a stackoverflow as is and say let’s use that for ideas. I’m saying that a system where ideas could be submitted, the popularity of ideas submitted could be established and a community capable of connecting the ideas with their implementation either through finding an existing project or creating one individually or as a group would prove popular. Do you not think so?

Still the twitter – helping friends attitude is alive and well and Im sure there’s room on the interent for something like you suggest. I’d certainly check it out.

Who do you see as being the general source of ideas? Developers, non-devs, both? Some thoughts (without think too hard about this yet):

- I’m not sure there are that many ideas out there that something like stackexchange, which works better with large number of users, would work.

- Ideas that result in projects have a long lifecycle, which isn’t the same short lifecycle of a stack overflow question (where the fastest answer gets the upvotes).

- Devs will scratch their own itch. But, a stackoverflow like reputation system for FOSS contributions is interesting. Not sure how well it can executed though.

- ‘Idea hubs’ seem to be well catered for in mailing lists.

- Perhaps the model should be based on RentACoder / elance? (All have reputation systems in the end)