Re:Creators of Tailwind laid off 75% of their engineering team
by krainboltgreene on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @01:09PM
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Here's a convincing argument: Pay me for some of my labor or you stop getting labor at all.
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Re:Creators of Tailwind laid off 75% of their engineering team
by simlevesque on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @01:12PM
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Don't tell me you're giving me something for free in the first place then. It's simple.
Re:Creators of Tailwind laid off 75% of their engineering team
by patates on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @01:59PM
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This attitude really tires open source maintainers enormously. They are not allowed to earn money connected to the thing they are giving away for free?
I know there may have been some weird stuff going on lately (nginx, redis, etc.) but this is not one of them.
It's okay to be confused, but please do not continue this.
Re:Creators of Tailwind laid off 75% of their engineering team
by sb8244 on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @03:33PM
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This breaks down because Tailwind is not monetized, is completely free, and hasn't indicated it won't be.
There is a corporate side with other features that has never been free. I pay for it because it's great.
I'm not sure if you're purposefully misstating it at this point or not. Several people have corrected you and you seem to double down incorrectly each time.