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> Being in charge of and an expert on open source software can be a way get people to buy your labor, but it's much harder than it should be. Instead many compa
by slibhb 5y ago
> Being in charge of and an expert on open source software can be a way get people to buy your labor, but it's much harder than it should be. Instead many companies will demand you work for free, because it's open source!
It's hard to get paid when you decide to give your work away. If only there was some way a person could enter into a contract in order to guarantee payment in exchange for their work. What a radical idea...
- Dylan16807 5y ago1. Why is it so hard to sell additional labor on the open source project? That's the purest form of exchanging money for services. 2. You shouldn't have to take the option that hurts everyone else just to get paid.