I admire the passion, but it seems ominous, and some might even say underhanded; obviously it's not simply 'free' work, but a 'free trial' and marketing. But work for 'free' also pulls the rug from under competitors - they will also have to offer free work, if they can.<p>There really are very few ruby/rails jobs/contracts going at the moment.<p>But ominous because in the bigger picture, perhaps the next step after working for free, will be that you have to pay to indulge your passion on real projects. Like many other hobbies I guess.
I try not to assume motivation as I can't read minds, let alone hearts, but as a practical matter "refactoring, optimizing, or adding new features" means someone has to maintain something he may not really understand.
>Because I believe that Ruby is a powerful tool that can help you achieve your goals in record time, and I want to help you make the most of it.<p>No, you're doing 5 hours free so you can get people into the start of your sales funnel, after which you'll attempt to sell them the paid service. Even if it may be a good worthwhile service, the dishonesty is a hard stop for me and many others.<p>Just say it's like a free trial and if people want even more out of it, there's a paid version with more hours/features. Just be honest man.