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So surely, it will never make money. :(

by heyoo 6y ago

forgotmypw17 6y ago
why is that a sad face? do things have to earn money to have any worth?
- stjo 6y ago
  It would be nice reward the author for making something that is useful, not just by patting him/her on the back. I think that is what heyoo is talking about
  - krelian 6y ago
    Creating a useful tool that becomes well known (or a de facto standard) in the community, a successful project you proudly add to your resume, can pay for itself and much more indirectly.
    - systemvoltage 6y ago
      Not as lucrative as profiting directly from it. I respect non open source software very much. They put hard work into it, and I have absolutely zero, zilch right to ask for its source. I am willing and happy to pay for a service if it benefits me. OSS and non-OSS can coexist. There is no need to bash on non-OSS software. It's folks like you and me, writing code, providing for the family. Github1s, I could see myself paying $50 for a yearly fee. I would use this thing all the time.
- pestaa 6y ago
  I get the opposite vibe from the parent comment: that usefulness and worthiness is often detached from monetary reward. How nice it would be for great work to be compensated more fairly.
- blocked_again 6y ago
  def do_things_have_to_earn_money_to_have_any_worth(dev: Developer) -> bool: if dev.strong_financial_background(): return False return True
- worldsayshi 6y ago
  If it doesn't make money but need to run infrastructure it's not likely to live for very long?
blocked_again 6y ago
It can make a shit ton of money through programming job ads.
- yarcob 6y ago
  Good point. I think most people aren't aware that it costs €500 - €1000 to post a single job ad on an important platform. Of course, the rate will be a lot lower for small companies, but with something like this you'd have perfect targeting. And you don't even need any invasive privacy tracking for targeting: Just let people buy ads on specific repos. Also, at least in my personal experience, people really don't mind job ads. Job ads are the only ads I regularly click on, because I'm curious what companies are looking for (even though I'm not looking for a job)

So surely, it will never make money. :(

by heyoo 6y ago

So surely, it will never make money. :(

forgotmypw17 6y ago

why is that a sad face? do things have to earn money to have any worth?

stjo 6y ago
It would be nice reward the author for making something that is useful, not just by patting him/her on the back. I think that is what heyoo is talking about
- krelian 6y ago
  Creating a useful tool that becomes well known (or a de facto standard) in the community, a successful project you proudly add to your resume, can pay for itself and much more indirectly.
  - systemvoltage 6y ago
    Not as lucrative as profiting directly from it. I respect non open source software very much. They put hard work into it, and I have absolutely zero, zilch right to ask for its source. I am willing and happy to pay for a service if it benefits me. OSS and non-OSS can coexist. There is no need to bash on non-OSS software. It's folks like you and me, writing code, providing for the family. Github1s, I could see myself paying $50 for a yearly fee. I would use this thing all the time.
pestaa 6y ago
I get the opposite vibe from the parent comment: that usefulness and worthiness is often detached from monetary reward. How nice it would be for great work to be compensated more fairly.
blocked_again 6y ago
def do_things_have_to_earn_money_to_have_any_worth(dev: Developer) -> bool: if dev.strong_financial_background(): return False return True
worldsayshi 6y ago
If it doesn't make money but need to run infrastructure it's not likely to live for very long?

blocked_again 6y ago

It can make a shit ton of money through programming job ads.

yarcob 6y ago
Good point. I think most people aren't aware that it costs €500 - €1000 to post a single job ad on an important platform. Of course, the rate will be a lot lower for small companies, but with something like this you'd have perfect targeting. And you don't even need any invasive privacy tracking for targeting: Just let people buy ads on specific repos. Also, at least in my personal experience, people really don't mind job ads. Job ads are the only ads I regularly click on, because I'm curious what companies are looking for (even though I'm not looking for a job)