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Are there many developers who make a living off of donations to their open source work? Curious about whether it's viable to build a career off of open source.
by choxi 8y ago
Are there many developers who make a living off of donations to their open source work? Curious about whether it's viable to build a career off of open source.
- wilsonnb2 8y agoNo, there aren't many. There are some living off of donations, but it's a very small number. Not something that I would consider a viable career option because it requires too much luck.
- bckmn 8y agoI've been rolling an idea around my head to interview and write up stories on some of these people. Here are some that fit (or come close to fitting) your description that I've been talking to: - https://sindresorhus.com https://sindresorhus.com - https://github.com/slact https://github.com/slact - https://www.patreon.com/microhq https://www.patreon.com/microhq - https://github.com/feross/thanks/blob/master/index.js https://github.com/feross/thanks/blob/master/index.js