07-17-2021, 08:57 AM
Quote:Most people get into Linux development because they have strong convictions about Free Software, or want to solve new and interesting problems, or other motivations. But you sound like you are maybe doing some sort of market survey. Maybe you want to make a living in F/LOSS? Have some app in mind? There are ways to make money, but they are different from what is common in proprietary world.
What's wrong with yes to all these things? There is no conflict between having strong convictions about free software, working on interesting problems, having an application idea, surveying the market, working hard, and making a living by selling things you've made.
As you've astutely pointed out, I'm very much interested in ways to make money with free (freedom) software, since, first and foremost, I have a family to support. This is why the give-it-away-for-free-then-ask-for-donations model is not interesting to me.
