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The Lack of Compensation in Open Source Software is Unsustainable (trstringer.com)
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[–] HeartyBeast@kbin.social 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

saying that FOSS developers shouldn't be able to make a living doing FOSS.

No one is saying that in this thread, I don’t think. They are saying that there are some projects that are sustainable on a hobbyist basis.

I’ve contributed to FOSS project documentation for free, despite the fact that my day job involves documentation