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Re:The open source paradox by fierarul on Saturday October 03, 2020 @08:33AM (#24671574)
The again there is no reason any project has to go on forever. Some open source devs assume, often correctly, that money would ease the pain. In other cases just stoping open source work seems the logical choice. After all, there is no need for the world to witness your work.

PS: you do have a point that it's all in your head: in many ways open source work is addictive! Time for an Anonymous Open Source Developers group.

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Re:The open source paradox by hjntmp on Saturday October 03, 2020 @08:46AM (#24671666)
I think it has to do with the idea of work. Some people associate work with discomfort and feel guilty if they have fun so they transform their projects on uncomfortable work like things.
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Re:The open source paradox by fierarul on Saturday October 03, 2020 @09:01AM (#24671764)
Entirely disagree. This is not how a project is transformed but what a project is...

But indeed, maybe our common conclusion is that open source is not for everybody and it should have a warning on the box like cigarettes.

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