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Ask HN: Anyone making a living from creating open source software?
I wonder what is the sucess factor of making money while working on programming frameworks, JavaScript libraries or any other kind of scripts that you release for free.
Recently I created a jQuery plugin that got me 1000 followers on GitHub and also brought me some donations, but still not enough to compete with a "day job".
I know that large OS projects run through sponsored foundations, but that's another story. My jQuery plugin won't scale that big.
- damian2000 14y agoMaybe your best bet is that it is picked up by a large company who then either pay you to work on it, or employ you directly. One that comes to mind is JRuby. Also, check out these answers here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/981229/how-does-an-open-source-project-get-funded http://stackoverflow.com/questions/981229/how-does-an-open-s...
- ig1 14y agoYou could offer consultancy work doing enhancements and integration work ?