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Some people say that they don't have time to contribute back because they have a family and and a life. At the same time, pretty much every company depends on O
by zimbatm 8y ago
Some people say that they don't have time to contribute back because they have a family and and a life. At the same time, pretty much every company depends on OSS to operate. Shouldn't contributing be an integral part of work?
In my day-to-day, I depend OSS to get my job done. If there is a bug, I am allowed take the time to build a patchset and push it upstream. It's good for everyone. The company benefits from not having to maintain a fork, the developer gets to build his github profile, the rest of the world can also use the update.
People who don't have a GitHub profile is also a signal that they either don't take the time during their normal work hours, or are prevented from contributing back due to company policy.