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Re:I’m Now a Full-Time Professional Open Source Maintainer by usr1106 on Friday February 03, 2023 @04:10AM (#34638977)
With six clients one could think, ok it's not so expensive for them, but still sums up nicely for the developer.

Still I think the situation is highly exceptional. Which employer/client would be happy with someone working for them only 1 day a week? And think about the adminstrative overhead for a single person to deal with 6 contracts all the time. With some clients the paperwork can be significant.

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Re:I’m Now a Full-Time Professional Open Source Maintainer by cosmodisk on Friday February 03, 2023 @08:28AM (#34640775)
The context switching is substantial with 6 clients, even if it's the same tech. As for 1 day per week: a very senior person can give good advice or point to the right direction. The company I work for isn't a tech company, but we do hire people to provide specialist knowledge and it doesn't require full time position to do so.
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