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Not everyone wants to run a business. He does show a lot of business-like initiative but mostly in service of a technical/creative goal. Ultimately, though, a l
by scandox 10y ago
Not everyone wants to run a business. He does show a lot of business-like initiative but mostly in service of a technical/creative goal. Ultimately, though, a lot of people might prefer to be paid a steady, reasonable wage and have their head space clear for the work.
On the other hand I do agree with you, that the Open Source philosophy is used in an exploitative way by business. I guess the lesson is: understand the true nature of the commercial relationship and what everybody is getting from it.
- happyslobro 10y agoI concur, that is the dream. To work on my own project, without worrying about finances. To have other people handle hr, sales, most of clients support, taxes and regulations, all of the crap that distracts for the interesting problem that made the project worthwhile long before there was money to be made.