“Open Source” Is Broken

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  • This is why I am very careful about how I make “useful” software and release it to the world without any solid way for me to get paid for my efforts. I simply do not want to be in a situation where my software that I develop as a passion project on the side is holding people’s companies together. That’s why I make software how and where I do. Like, no offense, but I really do not want to go unpaid for my efforts. The existing leech culture of “Open Source” being a pool of free labor makes it hard for me to want to have my side projects be actually useful like that unless you pay me.

title: “Open Source” Is Broken author: christine.website url: https://christine.website/blog/open-source-broken-2021-12-11 date: 2022-02-15 source: pocket tags: media/articles

“Open Source” Is Broken

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  • This is why I am very careful about how I make “useful” software and release it to the world without any solid way for me to get paid for my efforts. I simply do not want to be in a situation where my software that I develop as a passion project on the side is holding people’s companies together. That’s why I make software how and where I do. Like, no offense, but I really do not want to go unpaid for my efforts. The existing leech culture of “Open Source” being a pool of free labor makes it hard for me to want to have my side projects be actually useful like that unless you pay me.

title: ""Open Source” Is Broken” author: “christine.website” url: ”https://christine.website/blog/open-source-broken-2021-12-11” date: 2023-12-19 source: pocket tags: media/articles

“Open Source” Is Broken

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  • This is why I am very careful about how I make “useful” software and release it to the world without any solid way for me to get paid for my efforts. I simply do not want to be in a situation where my software that I develop as a passion project on the side is holding people’s companies together. That’s why I make software how and where I do. Like, no offense, but I really do not want to go unpaid for my efforts. The existing leech culture of “Open Source” being a pool of free labor makes it hard for me to want to have my side projects be actually useful like that unless you pay me.