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Maybe they should treat it as a side project, and not as a job. When people treat open source projects as their day job everybody loses.

• beardicus 10y ago
  > When people treat open source projects as their day job everybody loses. That's a new one. How does someone getting making a living while developing open source software mean "everybody loses"?
  • sametmax 10y ago
    Yeah I don't feel like I lose because of Torvald, Stallman and van Rossum...
    • williamle8300 10y ago
      They have a "foundation" supporting their products. Before the foundation was conceived, it was started as a side project with no strings attached.
  • williamle8300 10y ago
    Because it causes burnout. You can't write open-source software as your primary day job well. There's too much risk. You can, however, do it as a function of your work for your employer. Almost all of today's viable FOSS started like this, because it provides the financial security and moral support you need to bring a FOSS to maturity.