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My career solely exist because of foss. My salary level is only that high because of foss. I don't feel like I've been in a bad position.
by BiteCode_dev 3y ago
My career solely exist because of foss. My salary level is only that high because of foss. I don't feel like I've been in a bad position.
- RcouF1uZ4gsC 3y ago> My career solely exist because of foss. You are likely an excellent software engineer. Why would a company not have hired you to work on non-foss software?
- BiteCode_dev 3y agoThey did. But how do you think I got interested in software in the first place? How do you think I practiced my skills ? How do you think I created my toolbox, met my peers, solved problems beyond my reach, and eventually created a company, while feeling good about it?
- tonyedgecombe 3y agoA lot of us did all that before FOSS was a big thing. Yes I did have to get my wallet out to buy a copy of Turbo C but it wasn't much of a barrier (at least compared to the hardware costs).
- BiteCode_dev 3y agoI guarantee that when I was an intern making 40% of minimum wage, it made all the difference. Plus, let's not pretend most of us were not pirating all the paid stuff. Is that what we want our industry to be based on? What's more, FOSS is so much more collaborative the docs, tutorial and communities made me grow so much faster than anything else professionally.