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[–] 11 points 3 years ago (2 children)

See: RedHat devs and all the FOSS orgs that actually pay devs to work on their shit.

Google, Meta, and AMD have people on their to team they pay for development on FOSS projects because their operations rely upon them, so they have a vested interest in maintaining them.

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  • [–] -1 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

    So the best solution to make a living as a FOSS developer is to... Work for some giant tech monopoly who engages in sketchy consumer practices on a regular basis?

    AFAIK Sync was created by a single person, so I doubt he's getting paid by anyone other than fans of the app and ad revenue. I'll look into RedHat though, I appreciate you taking the time to provide an actual example.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago*

    Not a problem. Also FOSS orgs pay their devs as well. Off the top of my head OS developers with a large userbase often pay their devs through donations to foundations that fund the project. Often donors are companies as well, but it gives a developer the option to get paid without working for a massive company.

    (I suppose indirectly they do, but that's a whole different ball of wax)

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  • [–] -3 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

    He means provide an example of a single indie Dev doing it. You're being obtuse because you know that there's no one.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago

    I don't understand. I reread back to the top comment and went down the chain. They made a rhetorical question about how devs of software being paid. Someone clarified the definition of Foss. Then there was a an inquiry about how someone could make a living with FOSS software and another commenter claiming millions do it (which a majority are these exact devs I pointed out).

    I simply gave the list, that's all.

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