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Why ask this? Maybe they are? Maybe they aren't, and that's ok too.

• matheusmoreira 1mo ago
  Why not ask this? People are burning out here. Meanwhile corporations be making billions. I don't like that.
  • isdononthephone 1mo ago
    That's the social contract with open-source software. You are not owed a cent for your work. But they're not owed support either. On the other hand, building an entire company atop experimental software that might explode or cease to exist tomorrow seems so monumentally stupid that the inevitable business failure is the outcome they don't need, but so badly deserve.
    • pbhjpbhj 1mo ago
      >building an entire company atop experimental software that might explode or cease to exist tomorrow seems so monumentally stupid All things come to an end. Why not ride the wave of a FOSS project, eg by offering support as a business. As long as you are prepared to pivot or close the business when it's no longer needed, why not? It doesn't strike me as stupid.