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More people use Linux, more recognition Linux itself get which directly or indirectly gets some more donations, developers etc. With AI, the link is not clear
by truncate 7mo ago
More people use Linux, more recognition Linux itself get which directly or indirectly gets some more donations, developers etc.
With AI, the link is not clear at all. Its just pure consumption. There is no recognition.
- nomel 7mo ago> There is no recognition I've never written or contributed to open source code with this being the goal. I never even considered this is why people do it.
- john_strinlai 7mo agoit has never been my explicit goal. but i have certainly enjoyed the rewards of recognition (e.g. i was able to lean on a successful project of mine to help land a nice consulting gig) and it would be silly to ignore that. (edit: the comment i replied to was edited to be more a statement about themselves rather than a question about other developers, so my comment probably makes less sense now)
- truncate 7mo agoI worked on several open source projects both voluntarily or for work. The recognition doesn't really need to be financial. If people out there are using what you are building, contributing back, appreciating it -- it gives you motivation to continue working. Its human nature. One of the reason why there are so many abandoned projects out there.
- Qwertious 7mo agoI don't dispute your own personal motives, but if it's never been a goal for most people, then CC0 would be more popular than the BSD or MIT license - it's simpler and much more legally straightforward to apply.