I got robbed of my first kernel contribution

Re:I got robbed of my first kernel contribution by throwaw12 on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @05:46AM (#37672425)

> It seems like they’re only interested in OSS when a) they get credit, and b) for only fixing problems that affect them.

(a) so why it is okay for companies to sponsor events and use it as a marketing, but not okay for people doing same?

(b) what's wrong if people want to help fixing problems when they get impacted? isn't it good that they are not demanding someone else to fix, but giving a help?

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Re:I got robbed of my first kernel contribution by shortcake27 on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @05:56AM (#37672509)

The problem is the combination of the two. Ie, “I’ll only contribute on problems that affect me personally and then only if I get credit”. I’m not convinced this mentality is productive in the OSS community.

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Re:I got robbed of my first kernel contribution by rand_r on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @07:19AM (#37673053)

Based on what? Discounting credit as motivation is a bit naive and motivation is the only way shit gets done.

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