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@apjana since I have you here. (Feel free to gracefully decline to answer any of the following.) May I ask why are you not trying to leverage the assortment of
by O_H_E 6y ago
@apjana since I have you here. (Feel free to gracefully decline to answer any of the following.) May I ask why are you not trying to leverage the assortment of useful tools you wrote with sizeable following to be some kind of side income? I didn't miss the paypal link on every repo, but I don't think that would make much without being a recurring payment and a little bit of blog posting.
This was partly inspired by the 'to spend more time with his kid than at a computer' quote.
a bit off topic: do you have a rough idea about the number of actual users, other than github stars?
I am not trying to doxx you or anything :D, just thinking about the dynamics of open source and my own inspirations.
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Disclaimer: I don't any experience with what I am talking about.
- apjana 6y ago> May I ask why are you not trying to leverage the assortment of useful tools you wrote with sizeable following to be some kind of side income? I started contributing to open source because I learn a lot from it since my graduation days. I think of it as a payback to the community. Having said that - I do appreciate users donating now and then. :) > This was partly inspired by the 'to spend more time with his kid than at a computer' quote. My regular job is a demanding one. So I have to work smart to save time for my kid and family. Some of the utilities were written to help with that. > Do you have a rough idea about the number of actual users, other than github stars? Not really. But I know for sure even some orgs use some of my utilities.