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Hey, we're not all like that! I've never asked for a dime.
Been asked to setup something to take donations many a time mind you, but always refused. My full time job is where I get my money. Taking it for open source work just seems like it'll lead me to prioritise features based on who donates the most, rather than what makes it better. -
skynet45595yHi @AlmondSauce, I strongly support the argument that OS projects/authors should be funded. By no means I intend to offend any OS developers who do or don't accept funding by this silly meme.
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@skynet Ah I wasn't offended in the slightest, don't worry! You'd have to try a lot harder than that before I got close to being offended ;)
Definitely great when OS stuff is funded - agree it should happen more. There's the flip side of the coin though which is when those who write relativity small projects, mainly for fun, start acting like everyone owes them a salary even though no-one actually uses what they've written. Those people are indeed a tad annoying! -
I'm also working on a few open-source projects and plan to add a (discrete) support link.
Though just like almost every other open source dev I know I won't get a cent
With how everything goes I'm wondering what's the point of asking
Open source developers working for free:
joke/meme