“Open source” is broken

Re:“Open source” is broken by jevoten on Saturday December 11, 2021 @03:46PM (#29524131)

> This is why I am very careful about how I make "useful" software and release it to the world without any solid way for me to get paid for my efforts. I simply do not want to be in a situation where my software that I develop as a passion project on the side is holding people's companies together.

Isn't this the best position to be in if you want to get paid? "You've built your company on top of my project and now you need this bug fix/feature yesterday? My hourly rate is $$$"

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Re:“Open source” is broken by perrygeo on Sunday December 12, 2021 @12:17AM (#29527345)

No. It's really not. Every company that has previously obtained your work for free will be offended by having to pay for it. Worst case, you'll be attacked for rent-seeking. Best case, you'll be ignored but your work will used for someone else's profit

I agree with the author: it's time that value be compensated by real financial capital, not empty promises of status in some mythical open source community.

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Re:“Open source” is broken by xena on Saturday December 11, 2021 @04:50PM (#29524589)

You'd think. You'd really think. This is not the case most of the time. They will just work around it for their own needs and say nothing.

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