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I am an oss dev. I make a living at my day job.

by metalliqaz 4y ago

mburee 4y ago
Exactly, if you don't want to develop open source software, just don't do it
- cinntaile 4y ago
  It doesn't mean you have to do it for free, even if you develop open source software.
- phalangion 4y ago
  And if you don’t like how someone manages their open source software, don’t use it.
  - teknopaul 4y ago
    That's what peeps here are recommending. Save yourself a download if you are used to the normal OS model.
djbusby 4y ago
Not every developer has a day job.
- cortesoft 4y ago
  If they want to make money from their programming, they should get one.
  - vorpalhex 4y ago
    If you want nice software, you should use your day job money and support the people who make it.
    - cortesoft 4y ago
      I contribute to open source by writing it and participating in the community, not by spending dollars.
      - notyourday 4y ago
        Alas, neither my grocery store nor does my landlord care about nice feels. Hence I do HTTP 402 Pay me.
        shrimp_emoji 4y ago
        And so your software will be poisoned by value extraction from the user, which will be inferior to software from someone not wanting to make money, which I'll use instead. :D
        notyourday 4y ago
        Name a non-abstract but existing superior free gallery software for Android downloadable from f-droid. It must: 1. Support mediaapi - not be confused about where Whatsapp puts its images. 2. Allow management of files. 3. Be able to provide basic organization (folders/sorting[per folder]/cover images) 4. Support all modern image formats used by phones and the web. 5. Not crash. 6. Not delete/corrupt files by accident. 7. Be able to play modern video/audio files (pick top 20 popular codecs)
        ticviking 4y ago
        I love open source, but the general level of quality in most open source is... not great.
        teknopaul 4y ago
        Don't call it Open Source if you don't understand what it means. Call it shareware or freeware with nag screens.
        emteycz 4y ago
  - lupire 4y ago
    That's what OP did.
mort96 4y ago
Same here. As a result, the vast majority of my programming effort goes into my day job, and my OSS projects are critically understaffed. Which works okay for me and my projects, but if I wanted them to be serious players in the market rather than just side projects, I would need to find a way to earn money in a way which doesn't eat most of my time. Personally, I want FOSS software to be able to be serious players in the market. Therefore, I want them to have enough developer resources to make that possible. Therefore, they need to make money.
- nerdyadventurer 4y ago
  > Personally, I want FOSS software to be able to be serious players in the market. Therefore, I want them to have enough developer resources to make that possible. Therefore, they need to make money. I agree. I do not see anything wrong with earning money from open source software, lots of companies do it. Open source is always good for transparency than proprietary closed software. We should support open source devs to be successful, as you said, to go against proprietary monopolies.
ffpip 4y ago
Working on this suite of apps might be his day job. If he takes up a day job he might not be able to work on and maintain these many apps. Can you develop and maintain a suite of 8-10 apps only on your free time? I was talking about how this specific developer who makes these many apps can make money, and not how you do.

I am an oss dev. I make a living at my day job.

mburee 4y ago

Exactly, if you don't want to develop open source software, just don't do it

cinntaile 4y ago
It doesn't mean you have to do it for free, even if you develop open source software.
phalangion 4y ago
And if you don’t like how someone manages their open source software, don’t use it.
- teknopaul 4y ago
  That's what peeps here are recommending. Save yourself a download if you are used to the normal OS model.

djbusby 4y ago

Not every developer has a day job.

cortesoft 4y ago
If they want to make money from their programming, they should get one.
- vorpalhex 4y ago
  If you want nice software, you should use your day job money and support the people who make it.
  - cortesoft 4y ago
    I contribute to open source by writing it and participating in the community, not by spending dollars.
    - notyourday 4y ago
      Alas, neither my grocery store nor does my landlord care about nice feels. Hence I do HTTP 402 Pay me.
      - shrimp_emoji 4y ago
        And so your software will be poisoned by value extraction from the user, which will be inferior to software from someone not wanting to make money, which I'll use instead. :D
        notyourday 4y ago
        Name a non-abstract but existing superior free gallery software for Android downloadable from f-droid. It must: 1. Support mediaapi - not be confused about where Whatsapp puts its images. 2. Allow management of files. 3. Be able to provide basic organization (folders/sorting[per folder]/cover images) 4. Support all modern image formats used by phones and the web. 5. Not crash. 6. Not delete/corrupt files by accident. 7. Be able to play modern video/audio files (pick top 20 popular codecs)
        ticviking 4y ago
        I love open source, but the general level of quality in most open source is... not great.
      - teknopaul 4y ago
        Don't call it Open Source if you don't understand what it means. Call it shareware or freeware with nag screens.
        emteycz 4y ago
- lupire 4y ago
  That's what OP did.

mort96 4y ago

Same here. As a result, the vast majority of my programming effort goes into my day job, and my OSS projects are critically understaffed. Which works okay for me and my projects, but if I wanted them to be serious players in the market rather than just side projects, I would need to find a way to earn money in a way which doesn't eat most of my time. Personally, I want FOSS software to be able to be serious players in the market. Therefore, I want them to have enough developer resources to make that possible. Therefore, they need to make money.

nerdyadventurer 4y ago
> Personally, I want FOSS software to be able to be serious players in the market. Therefore, I want them to have enough developer resources to make that possible. Therefore, they need to make money. I agree. I do not see anything wrong with earning money from open source software, lots of companies do it. Open source is always good for transparency than proprietary closed software. We should support open source devs to be successful, as you said, to go against proprietary monopolies.

ffpip 4y ago

Working on this suite of apps might be his day job. If he takes up a day job he might not be able to work on and maintain these many apps. Can you develop and maintain a suite of 8-10 apps only on your free time? I was talking about how this specific developer who makes these many apps can make money, and not how you do.