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It's an intriguing idea, but where would the money come from? You'd need to convince companies that this is worth spending on. Also, who funds development of e
by shoyer 9y ago
It's an intriguing idea, but where would the money come from? You'd need to convince companies that this is worth spending on.
Also, who funds development of essential upstream libraries? In my experience, such projects have much less visibility to users, but they are vitally important.
Finally, as an open source developer with a day job, I see serious potential for conflicts of interests if I'm getting paid for open source. I don't even know if my employer would allow it.
- sillysaurus3 9y agoFinally, as an open source developer with a day job, I see serious potential for conflicts of interests if I'm getting paid for open source. I don't even know if my employer would allow it. We should fight for our rights. We hold the power, not employers. But we'll need to fight to keep it that way. Imagine how strange it would sound for a plumber to say "I'm employed by XYZ Corp so I'm not allowed to receive money for fixing your toilet."
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