Post #1230393
2026-04-08 21:54 UTC
As an open source developer, I fucking wish. Some devs do a bit of work paid by big corporations, but most do not. Others have patreons and such, but rarely make much.
Most of us do it because we want to do our part to contribute to something bigger than ourselves, and because we benefit from the work of others and want to give back.
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@Magnum@infosec.pub 2026-04-09 01:27
Well yeah, but still, the founders of wikipedia paid themselves a wage. Open Source has lots of jobs attached to it, firefighter is also available as full time paid job - yes there is a shit ton of free labor work being done there, but there's also the opportunity to work in that space professionally.