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Re:Zq: An easier and faster alternative to jq by jahewson on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @11:24AM (#31168628)
It’s not though, because in this case the (ex-)maintainer works at a Wall St firm.
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Re:Zq: An easier and faster alternative to jq by ethanwillis on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @01:38PM (#31170529)
This is exactly my point. Will he quit the paying job to work for free? How long could he maintain this for free with no other job, or with a job and additional free hours without running out of money or burning out?
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Re:Zq: An easier and faster alternative to jq by carlhjerpe on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @04:06PM (#31172509)
But everyone can't realistically live a wealthy life off FLOSS tools either. The people who write these things are usually very talented and will make killer pay anywhere they work. Usually a cool thing is when companies sponsor them to work X% for them and Y% on the FLOSS tool.
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