Is it though? Like who was promised anything for doing open source software development. It's like volunteering at the soup kitchen. Yeah you're not going to get paid and people are going to eat and leave. That's kind of the point.

[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Some people do it for resume points.

Personally, I open-source my random crap because it's possible that someone else had a similar problem and would appreciate a pre-made solution. I have been on the receiving end of that many times, and paying it forward is the least I can do.

[–] flashgnash@lemm.ee 1 points 18 hours ago

I open source everything I make whether it's useful to anyone or not just for the sake of it, I document it for CV points