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This article is filled with odd takes. > But, like most people, I’m not persuaded by those who release something into the world for free, and basically guilt t
by _xiaz 2y ago
This article is filled with odd takes.
> But, like most people, I’m not persuaded by those who release something into the world for free, and basically guilt trip people for it.
Who guilt trips their users into donating to them?
> To bring food to the table; that’s all you have to do. The key mistake is to confuse the sustainability of your hobby with your own. Free labor is inhumane, yes. But in the case of open source software, it is self-inflicted.
> Do it at least to make your job easier. Let the FAANGs pretend they do it selflessly.
Do you perhaps not love writing software as much as the title suggests?
Is it inhumane for a cook to prepare a meal in his free time?
Is it inhumane for a mechanic to change a friends oil?
What's free labor about open source hobby projects?
- maccard 2y ago> Who guilt trips their users into donating to them? Many projects do [0][1][2]. This isn't even new, last time I downloaded ubuntu from canonical's website (before I used docker in anger), canonical had a "set this slider to 0 to download for free". [0] https://github.com/devlooped/moq/issues/1384 https://github.com/devlooped/moq/issues/1384 [1] https://devrant.com/rants/2535698/asking-for-donations-via-terminal-is-a-thing-programmer-thing https://devrant.com/rants/2535698/asking-for-donations-via-t... [2] https://snyk.io/blog/open-source-npm-packages-colors-faker/ https://snyk.io/blog/open-source-npm-packages-colors-faker/