From RMS' earlier email I shared the link https://thebaffler.com/salvos/the-meme-hustler in some discussion groups. In one group where a lot of open source proponents were present, I got this response:
A good post should have acknowledged that "free software" fails to address sustainability robustly. This is why "open source" exists in the first place. Both "freedom" and "sustainability" are moral goals.
I don't intend to respond to this person myself as they make the foregone conclusion that free software isn't sustainable and it is rarely a good idea to respond to that.
On the other hand, I am personally in a life-situation where I'm looking to build a career. I wish to write lots of free software.
What are some good links to read/listen about "sustainability" in free software? Things that I can use to think about what to do in life.
Akshay
On 2021, മാർച്ച് 1 7:21:19 PM IST, Akshay S Dinesh akshay@learnlearn.in wrote:
From RMS' earlier email I shared the link https://thebaffler.com/salvos/the-meme-hustler in some discussion groups. In one group where a lot of open source proponents were present, I got this response:
A good post should have acknowledged that "free software" fails to address sustainability robustly. This is why "open source" exists in the first place. Both "freedom" and "sustainability" are moral goals.
I don't intend to respond to this person myself as they make the foregone conclusion that free software isn't sustainable and it is rarely a good idea to respond to that.
On the other hand, I am personally in a life-situation where I'm looking to build a career. I wish to write lots of free software.
What are some good links to read/listen about "sustainability" in free software? Things that I can use to think about what to do in life.
I came across this today and I hope will give you some inputs.
https://drewdevault.com/2021/03/03/To-make-money-in-FOSS-build-a-business.ht...
Akshay
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