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> Does this hurt FOSS contributions, because now people start to expect to be paid rather than doing it for inherent motivations? I think having donatiom payme
by stockkid 7y ago
> Does this hurt FOSS contributions, because now people start to expect to be paid rather than doing it for inherent motivations?
I think having donatiom payments integrated with the platform will shift the motivation of programmers from intrinsic to extrinsic one. The design seems to show a call to action to 'sponsor' right in the github profile. That's a big emphasis.
Will such shift 'hurt' the FOSS contribution? I'm not sure because the answer depends what we mean by 'hurt'. But I fear that it's not going to be quite the same.
- Drdrdrq 7y agoInteresting. I agree that it's not going to be the same, but I welcome that. Currently open source is just a tool for big tech to advance their agenda. I think this is a brilliant move from MS. They gain goodwill and at the same time help shift expectations of OSS developers towards being paid for work. Given that both of Azure rivals are using FOSS extensively, while MS is not (much?), this could help weaken the rivals. The reason I welcome this is that too often OSS is simply not good enough and would be (imho) much better if developers were paid for their work.
- imtringued 7y agoIt wouldn't surprise me if maintainers suddenly start ignoring issues from non-sponsors because they can't handle all of them.