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> Don't have a day job doing ONLY corporate work or ONLY FOSS work, do some of each. And don't expect a paycheck for the volunteer work. Some FOSS projects wil
by rpastuszak 4y ago
> Don't have a day job doing ONLY corporate work or ONLY FOSS work, do some of each. And don't expect a paycheck for the volunteer work.
Some FOSS projects will require people working on them full-time.
I think a better, long-term approach would be to make FOSS work sustainable.
- throwawaaarrgh 4y agogive money to somebody to develop something given away for free? just because it enables businesses / keeps people secure / gives agency to customers / reduces monopoly dependency / increases derivative works? that's Commie talk! I'll take it if someone makes it free, of course. but I'll be damned if I'm going to pay some insignificant tax to support it!!