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> I would love to continue as the Octave BDFL but I also need to find a way to pay the bills. Breaks my heart to see such devoted developers having so much tr
by brilliantcode 10y ago
> I would love to continue as the Octave BDFL but I also
need to find a way to pay the bills.
Breaks my heart to see such devoted developers having so much trouble paying bills for the work they've done.
I truly believe that this problem can be solved-by crowdfunding open source developments that rivals commercial status quo, we can decouple ourselves from restrictive licensing structures while paying people's bills for those who contribute to the development.
Imagine if Octave just got $3000 USD / month, that should help with basic costs of living (not knowing where the original author is) and also incentivize continued development-25 years of unpaid work is a tragedy.
I still have not figured out all angles but this is my dream. To help open source developers get paid and the work that becomes BSD or MIT licensed will offer a strong alternative to commercial softwares.
I'm wondering if anybody else shares similar vision, please subscribe at http://letsopensource.com http://letsopensource.com or feel free to reach out at my email in my profile.
- noufalibrahim 10y agoI wonder if it's because the time investment demanded of the BDFL is so high. If there were more people and each put in smaller amounts of their time to work on the project, then it would be possible to sustain it without having to depend on the charity of users. I get the feeling that projects like Python operate like this but I have no data to back my claim.
- brilliantcode 10y agoYes sort of like how Patreon crowdfunds independent youtube channels to create the content the backers want to see. I just figured out what BDFL meant :)
- rabidrat 10y agoThe "Subscribe to Updates" button on that page doesn't work. Also, above the "Full Name" field, it says "invalid".
- brilliantcode 10y agosubscription form works without issues my end. yeah that button is messed up. looking at you launchrock....
- JoelJacobson 10y agoLetsOpenSource sounds like a brilliant idea! I have some ideas I want to love to discuss with you. Please contact me at joel at trustly dot com.
- brilliantcode 10y agoJust sent you an email!