Side projects are time and energy consuming, and they need funding. I mean side projects that are not just toy projects, but actual useful projects used by a lot of people in production, and maintained for a period of at least 3 years.
Most of the people lack the motivation of doing such a prolonged effort, beyond getting the next paycheck. And that's fine!
And yet we use tons of free OSS projects daily. But I'll tell you something - these projects are not free for everyone! Certainly not for the ones who create and maintain them.
But that's not the point either. It's about whether you want to contribute to the broader community in some meaningful way, without expecting anything in return.
The OSS side project rabbit hole is rather deep, you just have to open your eyes to see it.
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Side projects are time and energy consuming, and they need funding. I mean side projects that are not just toy projects, but actual useful projects used by a lot of people in production, and maintained for a period of at least 3 years.
Most of the people lack the motivation of doing such a prolonged effort, beyond getting the next paycheck. And that's fine!
And yet we use tons of free OSS projects daily. But I'll tell you something - these projects are not free for everyone! Certainly not for the ones who create and maintain them.
But that's not the point either. It's about whether you want to contribute to the broader community in some meaningful way, without expecting anything in return.
The OSS side project rabbit hole is rather deep, you just have to open your eyes to see it.