xia@lemmy.sdf.org to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 27 days agoOpen source is a fire-hose of value...lemmy.sdf.orgexternal-linkmessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1569arrow-down114
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minus-squareReddfugee42@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·26 days agoWait, what are the original devs getting from it at all? What did they think they were going to get from it?
minus-squareDrathro@dormi.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·26 days agoOftentimes it’s someone creating and maintaining a piece of software or tooling for themselves and their own benefit. They just happen to be nice and forward thinking enough to share it.
minus-squarefuck_u_spez_in_particular@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·26 days agoThere are donations, even of those big corpo (although way to little).
Wait, what are the original devs getting from it at all? What did they think they were going to get from it?
Oftentimes it’s someone creating and maintaining a piece of software or tooling for themselves and their own benefit. They just happen to be nice and forward thinking enough to share it.
There are donations, even of those big corpo (although way to little).