No not really, I'd say opportunities are the only way to earn from open source.
There's no real "uniform" environment right now. There are full time jobs, consultation opportunities, entrepreneurial opportunities, etc.
If you become an expert in a project that has a lot of commercial appeal there could be opportunities. Elastic and MongoDB are heavily commercialized open source projects. Developing expertise in some of these kinds of realms can lead to opportunities.
One example of someone who took a windy path through open source to ultimately see a lot of success is @mxstbr
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Max gained notoriety through open source and it opened a lot of doors, and all in open source. It takes a lot of hard work, luck, and skill development beyond just the code, but the opportunity is there if you can stay committed.
Wow Thanks for your reply .
So sponsors is only way to earn from open source right ?
No not really, I'd say opportunities are the only way to earn from open source.
There's no real "uniform" environment right now. There are full time jobs, consultation opportunities, entrepreneurial opportunities, etc.
If you become an expert in a project that has a lot of commercial appeal there could be opportunities. Elastic and MongoDB are heavily commercialized open source projects. Developing expertise in some of these kinds of realms can lead to opportunities.
One example of someone who took a windy path through open source to ultimately see a lot of success is @mxstbr .
Max gained notoriety through open source and it opened a lot of doors, and all in open source. It takes a lot of hard work, luck, and skill development beyond just the code, but the opportunity is there if you can stay committed.
Thank you so much for this 💯