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This may be a naive question, but how does being a full time open source contributor work and how do you get paid?
by desttro 4y ago
This may be a naive question, but how does being a full time open source contributor work and how do you get paid?
- dmitshur 4y agoThere are more ways to go about it than I can describe in this reply. In my case, it was a 1.5 year stint, I funded it with my own savings and didn't have external income during that time. So I was paying myself which isn't sustainable long-term, but on the upside I got to do exactly what I wanted without external constraints. It was fun and fulfilling, with some nuanced downsides towards the end. After that, I got a paying job again (though one where I get to do more of what I wanted to do). If you want more of my perspective, see https://dmitri.shuralyov.com/talks/2018/journey-in-software-development/journey.slide https://dmitri.shuralyov.com/talks/2018/journey-in-software-... and https://changelog.com/gotime/58 https://changelog.com/gotime/58. But there are plenty of varied resources on this topic if you just search around.