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I feel like your take is a beautiful encapsulation of the open source mindset, taking on passion projects because it's fun and meaningful to build!

• coldpie 6y ago
  I work in, love, and use almost exclusively open source software and I don't agree with your description. We wouldn't be anywhere if it was only passion projects. For me, I like open source because it avoids wasted effort: everyone works to push the state of the world forward, instead of hoarding their own work for their own profits. It's simply the best way to make software. But that doesn't require doing things only because it's fun and meaningful. Doing work on open source software because you can get paid to do it is a perfectly valid reason to work on open source software.
  • kylegill 6y ago
    That's a fair point. Perhaps my statement paints too broad a brush. I get paid to work on open source software, so I agree it's not only worth doing because it's fun and meaningful. I guess I feel lucky hitting the sweet spot of enjoying the work I get to do on open source and be paid for it at the same time.
  • dkjaudyeqooe 6y ago
    I don't think he's saying that his take should exclusively be the reason to work os OSS, but rather he thinks that the freedom to use OSS should be the same for everyone. You both state the major reasons why people do it.