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The Lack of Compensation in Open Source Software is Unsustainable (trstringer.com)

submitted 10 months ago by Goronmon@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 5 points 10 months ago

You can do that now. Nothing stops you from doing free work. Most people can’t afford to work for free.

I think there should be a clause in most open source projects that you’ll donate time if used for corporate interest. That way companies would be forced to contribute which means the employee is paid.

I’ve seen many companies just take from oss. They need to give back as well.