On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 11:00 AM, Eike Hein <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On 05/13/2016 06:50 PM, Laszlo Papp wrote: > >> I do not mean to drag KDE experts away, but it seems that freelancing >> platforms have become more and more common. Also, many hobby software >> projects have undergone some business path. These generally include lots >> of FOSS project opportunities these days in my observation, so yeah, the >> question is this really: why would you choose working for free rather >> doing something similarly interesting for money and probably also with >> other experienced engineers? >> > > The answer to this has been the same from the very start: Because you > think free software matters. >
I apologise if I had not expressed myself correctly. I do mean working on some free software for money compared to working on KDE free software for free. So, free software does matter, yet you can get (potentially well-)paid in return elsewhere. > The way to increase the number of people who do is to explain and > demonstrate why and that it does. We do that by making stuff and > communicating about it, as well as commenting on the world around > us. > > To keep reflecting on this - the very core of what kde.org and similar > organizations are about - is a Very Good Thing, but of course it's not > a new question or answer. > > So it's more about doing it effectively and efficiently :-) > > > Cheers, > Eike > > _______________________________________________ > kde-community mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-community >
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