Ask HN: Dear open source devs how do you sustain yourself

Re:Ask HN: Dear open source devs how do you sustain yourself by etimberg on Monday May 18, 2020 @08:30AM (#23221476)

I've been maintaining Chart.js [0] since 2014. I only work on it during my free time (evenings and weekends) to avoid any problems with my day job.

Conflict with my day job is also one of the reasons why I don't take donations. There is some benefit to that though because it allows me to take a day/week/month off if I need it without feeling guilty. Once there is money involved, there are a lot more expectations and I think I would have a harder time putting it down.

0: https://github.com/chartjs/Chart.js/

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Re:Ask HN: Dear open source devs how do you sustain yourself by XCSme on Monday May 18, 2020 @08:46AM (#23221620)

Thanks for creating Chart.js, I use it in my analytics app[0] to display graphs, I didn't find any better alternative yet.

[0]: https://usertrack.net/

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Re:Ask HN: Dear open source devs how do you sustain yourself by erezsh on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @02:47AM (#23243993)

Looks nice. Have you considered creating a free-tier for open-source projects?

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Re:Ask HN: Dear open source devs how do you sustain yourself by XCSme on Monday May 25, 2020 @08:58PM (#23306429)

Thank you! I did consider offering a free tier, the problem is that the script is self-hosted and I probably still have to provide support for the free users, which I can't (as I'm the only one working on the project currently). I do plan to create a free-tier or even open-source the project once I find a sustainable way to do it.

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Re:Ask HN: Dear open source devs how do you sustain yourself by adz_6891 on Monday May 18, 2020 @10:39AM (#23222863)

Great work on chart.js. And thanks for your time on this! Hat tip to you!!

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Re:Ask HN: Dear open source devs how do you sustain yourself by theterriblestid on Monday May 18, 2020 @12:54PM (#23224939)

We’re using this to display data in a study for stroke patient recovery!

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Re:Ask HN: Dear open source devs how do you sustain yourself by ladybro on Monday May 18, 2020 @08:40AM (#23221561)

I love Chart.js. Thank you kindly for your time and effort.

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