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I've probably made back between three and five times my hourly rate--which is considerable, though not top-of-market--on the back of being able to point to open
by eropple 9y ago
I've probably made back between three and five times my hourly rate--which is considerable, though not top-of-market--on the back of being able to point to open-source projects that demonstrate mastery of problems that my clients have. Which is to say, for every hour I've spent on those projects, I've billed out three to five. (The reason that it's a range is that many of those I wouldn't have had without the social proof of my open-source work, but I can't evaluate exactly how many.)
- notyourday 9y agoYou are a freelancer. This is a totally different market. Open source has very little to do with it, other than it is a part of your toolbox.
- eropple 9y agoI have also literally been hired for jobs based on the expertise demonstrated through my open source work; my connections to a large open source project were sufficient bona fides for my first team-lead position after I left a large company. But after looking at your comment history it's pretty clear you're just looking for fights anywhere you can and so I will admit to not being terribly interested in how you will next except that.