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>I think the issue here is that we don't have a system where being an OSS contributor is a sustainable career path. They knew that before they started.
by sevagh 3y ago
>I think the issue here is that we don't have a system where being an OSS contributor is a sustainable career path.
They knew that before they started.
- rpastuszak 3y agoI meant it in a general sense, I think we'd be in a better place as a society if this model of work was easier to follow/more mainstream.
- simbolit 3y agoI am not sure what you are saying here. Is this is a general critique of capitalist exploitation of the "software" field? Like, as in software should be a utility like fresh water or electricity? If not, and you are relatively literal in what you write, the following question seems unavoidable: What about coaches for youth sports? What about beach cleanup? What about a thousand other worthwhile and societally useful activities that people volunteer to do, but for which there is no sustainable career path? What makes OSS contributing any different from them?
- anon291 3y ago> I think we'd be in a better place as a society if this model of work was easier to follow/more mainstream. Why?
- matheusmoreira 3y agoBecause it would mean more people working on free software which permanently enriches all of us.