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To expand on the 2nd type of open source software - corporations love FOSS because they get a huge amount of value at little cost. FOSS coders undervalue themse

To expand on the 2nd type of open source software - corporations love FOSS because they get a huge amount of value at little cost. FOSS coders undervalue themselves and should get paid what they are worth. Don't believe that? Ask Apache how many companies that rely on httpd for their entire revenue stream have contributed anything at all.

mpyne 14y ago
> FOSS coders undervalue themselves and should get paid what they are worth. I do open-source coding with a completely non-related day job to keep proficient and because I like building software. What should I bill per hour? Who should I bill it to? As far as I'm concerned I'm already making value from my code, I certainly don't need others swooping in to tell me what I should and shouldn't charge for it.