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How much do you think was the reward that set in motion all the free and open source software that underlie the many OSes, DBs, and dev tools that we still use
by rTX5CMRXIfFG 1y ago
How much do you think was the reward that set in motion all the free and open source software that underlie the many OSes, DBs, and dev tools that we still use for free today?
- stackskipton 1y agoFair amount? Yes, many started out as someone messing around but paid developers funded by commercial entities followed most of successful open source we use today.
- rTX5CMRXIfFG 1y agoSo then we have proof by example that money is not a necessary incentive for people to create, no? And even if the FOSS projects eventually evolved into foundations that solicit some form of funding, they’re still mostly non-profits that are collecting just enough money to sustain their continued operations and aren’t really chasing profits and growth like regular companies do.
- altcognito 1y agoMoney was exactly what allowed FOSS projects to succeed. Developers with a day job have enough free time to do their own projects for their own reasons.