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Because it's important to distinct intention to contribute to open-source world and intention to use this world to make money.
by EugeneOZ 10y ago
Because it's important to distinct intention to contribute to open-source world and intention to use this world to make money.
- devnonymous 10y agoIt's sad to see that despite open source (or free/libre..etc) software being around for so long, people still don't get it that money and freedom are not mutually exclusive. I would argue that contributing to open source for business reasons is perhaps even more beneficial for the software and community than just doing it for a hobby or some philosophy because companies pay people to even work on stuff that is not exciting / interesting.
- EugeneOZ 10y agosad to see that people still thinks "it's sad to see" that somebody can have different opinion.
- devnonymous 10y agoHuh? I acknowledge that you have a different opinion and I'm saddened by that opinion. I respect your right to have a different opinion. I don't have to respect the opinion itself. Hope you can see the difference.
- majewsky 10y agoAs if these were orthogonal. My employer encourages me to contribute to open-source precisely because the open-source tools are the best for the job and thus allow us to make more money.
- EugeneOZ 10y agoIt's absolutely different case. Microsoft don't care if tools they use will be open-source or free - no. They only care if they can attract developers by playing role of "openSource company". It's not your case.