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As a freelancer myself, I've found working on open projects to be a pretty rewarding way to spend my time. I typically discount my rate by 50 - 75% for all MIT
by MalcolmDiggs 12y ago
As a freelancer myself, I've found working on open projects to be a pretty rewarding way to spend my time. I typically discount my rate by 50 - 75% for all MIT or GNU licensed projects, to encourage potential-clients to make their otherwise closed-sourced project at least partially open. Does the trick much of the time.
- Plasmoid 12y ago50%-75%? That's quite a haircut. How can you afford it?
- jkarneges 12y agoHalf of a typical programmer's salary is still more than most people make on average, at least in the USA.
- MalcolmDiggs 12y agoIt's just a matter of price-anchoring. I used to charge the same rate for all clients regardless of whether the projects were closed-source or open-source. When I decided to switch to a dual-track pricing structure I pushed one option much higher (closed source) and one option much lower (open source). On average I still end up making the same (since I get a mix of both kinds of clients).
- tokenrove 12y agoI've started giving a 15% discount for work that will end up under a free software/open source license, and it seems pretty effective. 50% sounds extreme, but maybe that's what it takes with some clients.