The foundation of modern software is cracking under the weight of burnout.

  • @jol@discuss.tchncs.de
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    04 months ago

    Of course. Because when we’re all the little guys and helping each other, it’s fair. Now you have trillion dollar companies making demands of your project but donating zero dollars to it, and it feel much less fair.

    • @hperrin@lemmy.ca
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      04 months ago

      We’re under no obligation to bend to the demands of trillion dollar companies.

      • @jol@discuss.tchncs.de
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        04 months ago

        Sure. But their deves still create lots of noise in open source projects and you don’t always know where they work.

        • ms.lane
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          04 months ago

          And if you don’t listen to them, they’ll use nefarious means to inject themselves into the project leadership.