[Sakes]

It appears to me that this is a tool to identify a market / need that is not being met.

There are people who simply want a product/service, no desire for ownership. They post what they'd be will to pay for it, as a customer, and you decide if it is worth your time to build it.

Anyone? Am I understanding this correctly?

[dnautics]

I think also it's possible that by chance you already have something that is a solve and this connects you to people looking...

[hackerews]

That's right!

[daveguy]

First, I think this is a great idea. People have problems they think might be solved / automated. But I agree it definitely needs some language clarity.

Businesses: have a problem you need solved with software? Post your problem!

Programmers: looking for a challenging project with identified customers? Apply to solve a problem!

[leke]

Oh, so you own it, in an open source way. Is that correct?

[hanspeter]

No. You own it in a business way.