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Most of the open source developers who created 'most important software in the world' were paid to do it. There are very few oss projects that were developed on
by Andrew_nenakhov 5y ago
Most of the open source developers who created 'most important software in the world' were paid to do it. There are very few oss projects that were developed only by volunteers.
- luffapi 5y agoI think Linus and 90% of GitHub projects would disagree.
- Andrew_nenakhov 5y agoYou should probably do some research about Linus net worth. He has been employed to work on kernel for a few decades. And if we are talking about some of the most important software projects, approx. zero of them are run by hobbyists. Some niche aplications - sure. But not the most important pieces. (Disclosure: for the last few years I employ 4-8 people to work on GNU GPL licensed products, so I know a thing or two about how it works)
- luffapi 5y agoDo you really think Linus works 9-5? I assure you he doesn’t. I’ve also developed and led teams that developed many OSS projects and very successful consumer applications. Not once did I micromanage my team’s working hours. They make their own schedules as people know best when they can produce good output.
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- Andrew_nenakhov 5y agoLinus is very disciplined, so yeah, he likely does work 9-5, like most organized people with a family do. As for 'micromanaging working hours', it's not a question of micromanagement, but of communication. It is far easier for everyone to work in the same rythm, knowing that you aren't distracting a person you need to contact from his private life.