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Do You Regret Doing Open-Source Work for Free?
We often say that open source changed the world.
It allowed knowledge to flow freely, and creativity to escape the boundaries of companies and nations.
But within this grand movement, many contributors have quietly begun to ask:
“What did we really gain?”
- eimrine 9mo agoI regred letting Microsoft to host my work.
- che8111 9mo agoGot absorbed by the cloud?
- JohnFen 9mo agoOf course not. Not even a little.
- cpburns2009 9mo agoWhy would I regret it? I work on open source projects to satisfy a particular itch. I can work on an interesting topic in my free time and drop it if I get bored. I don't have the stress of worrying about deadlines or monetization. The fact that it sits out in the open rather than hidden away on some dusty hard drive is a perk because at least a few people have found them useful. If you can utilize their features to make money yourself, good for you. Why should I care outside of greed or envy?
- che8111 9mo agoWhat is your open-source project?
- cpburns2009 9mo agoI have a few. My GitHub user is cpburnz.
- che8111 9mo agoOkay, I will visit.