<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 11:00 AM, Eike Hein <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:hein@kde.org" target="_blank">hein@kde.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class=""><br>
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On 05/13/2016 06:50 PM, Laszlo Papp wrote:<br>
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I do not mean to drag KDE experts away, but it seems that freelancing<br>
platforms have become more and more common. Also, many hobby software<br>
projects have undergone some business path. These generally include lots<br>
of FOSS project opportunities these days in my observation, so yeah, the<br>
question is this really: why would you choose working for free rather<br>
doing something similarly interesting for money and probably also with<br>
other experienced engineers?<br>
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The answer to this has been the same from the very start: Because you<br>
think free software matters.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>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.<br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
The way to increase the number of people who do is to explain and<br>
demonstrate why and that it does. We do that by making stuff and<br>
communicating about it, as well as commenting on the world around<br>
us.<br>
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To keep reflecting on this - the very core of what <a href="http://kde.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">kde.org</a> and similar<br>
organizations are about - is a Very Good Thing, but of course it's not<br>
a new question or answer.<br>
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So it's more about doing it effectively and efficiently :-)<br>
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Cheers,<br>
Eike<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br>
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