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So many folks suggest "If you don't have anything you can show, start by contributing to OSS work!" that I sort of have the urge to be contrarian Many interest

by delano 16y ago

So many folks suggest "If you don't have anything you can show, start by contributing to OSS work!" that I sort of have the urge to be contrarian Many interesting companies prefer to hire (and in some cases hire only) people who have or have contributed to opensource projects. By all means, write OSS. Get paid to do it, though. Is it really that bad to work on opensource software solely because you want to? Do we really need to get paid for everything we do?

gloob 16y ago
Is it really that bad to work on opensource software solely because you want to? Of course not. But there's a difference between "I work on OSS because I want to" and "I work on OSS because someone said I should". I believe patio11 is speaking about the latter, mostly.
patio11 16y ago
Do we really need to get paid for everything we do? I really think we should get paid for everything we do for for-profit companies. And if someone at a for-profit company is saying "We'll hire you, but only after you've 'paid your dues' by giving us labor for free", they do not have your best interests at heart.