FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 6 hours agoit's a matter of motivationquokk.auimagemessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up1226file-textcross-posted to: lemmyshitpost@lemmy.worldmop@quokk.au
arrow-up1226imageit's a matter of motivationquokk.auFoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 6 hours agomessage-square12fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: lemmyshitpost@lemmy.worldmop@quokk.au
minus-squareSavvyWolf@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 hours agoNot paying open source devs or firefighters is taking advantage of their enthusiasm.
minus-squareRednax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·20 minutes agoKinda. But once you pay them, you also start to expect things from them. You inadvertenty put pressure on them. This will drive some of the volunteers away.
minus-squarethejml@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 minutes ago“The moment you start earning money from a hobby, it stops being a hobby and starts becoming a job”
Not paying open source devs or firefighters is taking advantage of their enthusiasm.
Kinda. But once you pay them, you also start to expect things from them. You inadvertenty put pressure on them. This will drive some of the volunteers away.
“The moment you start earning money from a hobby, it stops being a hobby and starts becoming a job”