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OK my project is open source. I have zero stars, zero downloads, and zero users. How much do I get paid? Zero? But I wrote open source code that solves a real
by ZinniaZirconium 6y ago
OK my project is open source. I have zero stars, zero downloads, and zero users.
How much do I get paid?
Zero? But I wrote open source code that solves a real problem. It's open source. I should deserve to get paid. Because open source software.
I don't think your funding model works.
- colinmcd 6y agoYou don't get paid unless someone adds you to their sponsor pool. If no one knows about your thing, you don't get paid. Am I misunderstanding your question?
- rsa25519 6y ago> If no one knows about your thing And if nobody knows that software exists, then it's not helping anybody. My phrasing sounds cruel, but I can't think of a better way to express it
- imtringued 6y agoI don't think the article made the argument that you should be paid unconditionally. It only suggested that it should become easier to donate to multiple projects with a single click. I'm not convinced that a funding model doesn't work because it pays nothing to a project nobody (not even its own creator) has heard of.
- diffeomorphism 6y ago> I have zero stars, zero downloads, and zero users. > I should deserve to get paid. Why? I drew a picture of a giraffe. I should deserve to get paid because art.
- master_korin 6y agoYou are absolutely right. Github popularity != usefulness. There's plenty of crucial work that does not lead to any github star: - Linux distribution work, including packaging, reliability, security - Security research: finding vulnerabilities and notifying the authors - Configuration, tuning, benchmarking, finding bugs...