VIN    🇺🇦Oct 9, 2024
Vlad-Stefan Harbuz
So freaking excited to launch the Open Source Pledge!!! Companies rely on the work of Open Source maintainers. Those maintainers should get paid, and we're celebrating the companies who do the right thing. Fediverse friends, tell your employer to #paythemaintainers!
Oct 8, 2024 at 4:48pmWeb
Show threadAndrew DalkeOct 9, 2024

@vladh "But they fall short in one important way — they do not help underpaid
maintainers pay the rent."

The analysis ignores people like me, a burned out ex-FOSS dev who spent $100Ks of my time over the decades, gave up to write proprietary software, and is clawing my way back to where I can comfortably support the family I didn't have as a FOSS dev.

I am irritated how my solo company is included as one which "uncaringly and short-sightedly" does not pay FOSS maintainers.

When is enough?