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You forgot an important option: No payment, not a hobby, very little passion, doing it because the public needs it. (And possibly got started because, damn it,
by einpoklum 2y ago
You forgot an important option:
No payment, not a hobby, very little passion, doing it because the public needs it. (And possibly got started because, damn it, somebody had to write it / take over maintenance.)
- senko 2y agoSounds terrible. Is there such a software project?
- einpoklum 2y agoOh yes, I'm sure there are. I maintain a few; none are ultra-popular but some are kind-of-popular. And I am sure that others have had this sentiment before and wrote something which others now rely on, without being particularly passionate about continued development of that thing. And it becomes like a chore which you know is important to many people rather than just one or two.
- dagelf 2y ago<3