Re:Ask HN: How to optimize your career for happiness?
by goodpoint on Monday December 20, 2021 @10:19AM
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> think about helping the 'small guy' make it out and compete with large companies
The small guy is free and very welcome to use GPLed code.
> I know you're not saying this, but in general I am fed up with the idea that anything commerical == evil.
Yes, I'm not saying this. On the contrary, I have bills to pay and I'm paid to develop software. One reason more not to give away gifts to freeloaders.
> That said, ethics is important.
And yet you also said "you could be less resentful"...
Re:Ask HN: How to optimize your career for happiness?
by dang on Sunday December 19, 2021 @10:31PM
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Sorry for the offtopicness but could you please email [email protected]? I want to send you a repost invite.
> Permissive licenses are equivalent to unpaid labor in the eyes of SaaS companies and other freeloaders.
Or... you could be less resentful (and therefore happy) and think about helping the 'small guy' make it out and compete with large companies. I sometimes forget that we're on a startup tech forum.
I know you're not saying this, but in general I am fed up with the idea that anything commerical == evil. How the hell is it evil to build something, improve the world, provide value to others and get paid to put food on the table for your family? If you were to survey people that work in private companies, they're just like you and I. Normal people. They have not a shred of evil in them.
That said, ethics is important. I’m down with shaming and naming (or sueing) anyone that violates T&C of a license, GPL or BSD, doesn’t matter.