▲ 166 ▼ Open Source Developers Are Exhausted, Unpaid, and Ready to Walk Away (itsfoss.com) submitted 11 months ago by other_cat@piefed.zip to c/opensource@lemmy.ml 20 comments fedilink hide all child comments The foundation of modern software is cracking under the weight of burnout.
[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 2 points 11 months ago (1 child) How is that going to fund opensource? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] beyond@linkage.ds8.zone 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) Switching to a proprietary license doesn't "fund open source" it funds proprietary software Which, fine, if your business model is incompatible with an open source license then sure. But don't present it as something it isn't Edit: You can dual license under a strong copyleft (strong enough to scare moochers away) and a proprietary license (fauxpen or traditional). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] beyond@linkage.ds8.zone 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) Switching to a proprietary license doesn't "fund open source" it funds proprietary software Which, fine, if your business model is incompatible with an open source license then sure. But don't present it as something it isn't Edit: You can dual license under a strong copyleft (strong enough to scare moochers away) and a proprietary license (fauxpen or traditional). permalink fedilink source parent