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Re:Penguin Mail – open-source Rust email client for Linux wi... by kdkwcjkejdwijc on Wednesday October 07, 2026 @11:42AM (#49994431)
> People don't—and aren't incentivized—to give the slightest shit about quality, security, you name it.

This normally happens on two scenarios: a) they are not paid enough to care that much or b) they are paid more than enough to not have to care that much.

Either way it’s almost always down to how much the company is willing to pay for people that actually care about these things.

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Re:Penguin Mail – open-source Rust email client for Linux wi... by brailsafe on Wednesday October 07, 2026 @08:51PM (#50000713)
It's not about the pay, it's about the expectations. Turnout time and business outcomes are the expectation. Pay me an amount I'll accept (modest) and I'll give as many shits as I can, unless the expectation is that I'm doing things on a wildly compressed timeline where a checkmark is more important than data leak that might never come up. I care as long as I'm not punished for doing so.
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