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i just got off a plane so i realize i'm not making my point very eloquently. there's nothing wrong with getting paid. i have a job. i would consider myself a h

by jbail 16y ago

i just got off a plane so i realize i'm not making my point very eloquently. there's nothing wrong with getting paid. i have a job. i would consider myself a hacker. i just think a hacker group should include non-cash projects as well. not only open source, but maybe for startups/other research ideas/non-"monitized" ideas too. closing it off to cash only seems to exclude some potentially cool ideas. i'm interested in both cash and non-cash gigs. i bet tons of people on here are too.

jasonkester 16y ago
Sounds like you're missing the point of the group then (or that you're asking us to change the name to HackerNewsContractors). The whole idea is to have a place to find quick contract work for bootstrapping, without all the noise from full-time gigs, hobby projects and people looking for "technical co-founders" as a way to convince you to work for free. I'm sure you could start a HackerNewsHobbyists group alongside this one and it would do quite well too.