Since we see a lot of interest from developers who want to join the core development team at our open source company db4objects as a paid developer, I would like to share some thoughts about how we and other open source companies hire. Most of the following is a re-iteration of the thoughts Brian Aker, director of architecture for MySQL AB, has outlined in NewsForge.We are always looking for smart, accomplished developers, no matter where in the world you are located – as long as you have a computer, a development environment, and hi-speed Internet access. Our selection criteria are based on open source skills, on excellent Java and/or .NET programming skills and we also like to see engagement for our product. As Aker puts it: "I'm not looking for someone who sends a resume to my mailbox and hasn't looked at our product," he says, "or who has a resume that has the all hottest current skills and every popular certification listed on it." What we look for are accomplishments rather than credential ...