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nObOdY wAnTs tO wOrK aNyMoRe (lemmy.ml)
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[-] aluminium@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago

Open source exists where often nobody gets payed

[-] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 6 points 9 months ago

They still do it for a reason.

Sometimes that reason is just "I want it like that but it doesn't exist"

[-] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

There are plenty of reasons to work for "free" in FOSS. Having contributed to a valued project looks great on a CV, and sometimes it's just for passion.

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