Post BAc1OY0qd7xGU5oJ96 by wolf480pl@mstdn.io
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 (DIR) Post #BAbfpB6DjPQEFNcIFs by wolf480pl@mstdn.io
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       @kevin I don't know if comercially relevant is where I'd draw a line.How about "if it stops being fun, stop doing it for free" ?
       
 (DIR) Post #BAc13hfZWzFiLxv4bo by kevin@fedi.kbg.sh
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       @wolf480pl I don’t know, still feels like getting Tom Sawyer’d into doing a megacorp’s work for free
       
 (DIR) Post #BAc1OY0qd7xGU5oJ96 by wolf480pl@mstdn.io
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       @kevin I don't have experience maintaining a major open-source project, but the way I'm thinking is:If this is stuff I would've done anyway, as a hobby, then it doesn't matter to me if some company uses it or not.But if said company were to throw more work my way - for example opened issues about usecases I don't care about, sent overwhelming pull requests, or demanded some level of "supply chain" security, I would've told them sth like "hire me or fork the project"
       
 (DIR) Post #BAc1hmO7PIpoZRriuO by wolf480pl@mstdn.io
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       @kevin also, regarding Tom Sawyer: if someone tricked me to paint 1 meter of fence - because it's such a prestigious task that not everyone can do - and I did it, and had fun, and wasn't late for work/school/etc. because of it, then I don't see it as getting scammed.Just because I could've gotten paid for it doesn't mean doing it for free is bad for me.Also, if I don't get paid, Tom doesn't get to complain that I painted the fence badly.