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Open-Source is in Crisis because Open Source is the corporate spin on Free Software in order to make money, which as many have pointed out, isn't a great fit. I
by gtsop 2y ago
Open-Source is in Crisis because Open Source is the corporate spin on Free Software in order to make money, which as many have pointed out, isn't a great fit. It cpuld work, but as an exception.
On the other hand, actual Free Software as in GPL are in no crisis at all. I'll smirk everytime i see such news and it warms my heart. I know, i'm a bad person.
- bcdtttt 2y agoThis is laughable. Like, yes, free software is better and open source is a capitalist spin. But these problems still impact free software. AWS can still exploit the labor of free software engineers and profit while not giving those devs any support.
- rbanffy 2y agoIf you make your software freely available to everyone, it seems to follow you do not expect compensation for the software you offered freely to everyone. I do a little - a couple Docker images (mostly someone else's software), a couple utilities, a font, small contributions to projects for solving problems I experienced. I don't expect compensation for any of that - it's a hobby. I have a day job and I use some of that software in it, and, at least until we arrive at a post-scarcity economy, that's what will pay my bills.
- bcdtttt 2y agoI don't think that follows are all, actually. I might give something away and say, "support my patreon" or "buy me a beer" or "contribute back" or "pay for support". You might expect that any arbitrary person might not compensate you, but still expect compensation. Giving away your work doesn't mean you don't value your labor.
- rbanffy 2y agoStarting a Patreon might be a good idea.