Being in both sides of the coin, like every volunteer I can tell often that is really tough.
Sometimes a nice email or a post boost will heal moral for a while.
Sometimes a 1€ donation will help a bit for this month hosting fees.
At least that’s what I am trying to do, probably not regularly enough.
The open source developers should unionize against the large corporations not paying them. A virtual picket line, and collective bargaining
Related blog post I saw posted yesterday goes into a lot of depth on exactly what you’re talking about.
Dark humor becomes a coping mechanism. “Fix it, fork it, f*ck off” becomes the phrase of choice.
oooo, I like that.
Really good points there.
After seeing one of my team burnout (and I’m feeling it too), the indicators mentioned are real.
Treat them well (and pay them, regularly).
