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I can't speak for others, but many of my company's open-source projects are not open-contribution (meaning I don't accept PRs unless I hire you). Features are a
by vortico 7y ago
I can't speak for others, but many of my company's open-source projects are not open-contribution (meaning I don't accept PRs unless I hire you). Features are added because funding comes from somewhere else, but it would be nice to have a second option for users to fund a feature directly.
- oauea 7y agoJust curious, what do you gain from having your code be open-source if you do not accept outside contributions?
- vortico 7y agoUsers can enjoy these four freedoms when using our software. https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.en.html https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.en.html If you're asking what we benefit from doing this, not much. We could have released proprietary software, but as users of software ourselves, we enjoy having these freedoms, so we don't want to restrict users of the software we write.
- bloodorange 7y agoMate, I haven't felt as happy reading a comment on this website as when I read this comment of yours. Keep up the excellent work and I hope you find a lot of success!
- jaywalk 7y agoIt gives users of the code the ability to inspect it and understand what is going on.