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		capableweb on Aug 23, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: HashiCorp switching to BSL shows a need for open c... > Thats nice but realistically this project only gets maintained because somebody gets paid to work on it Why is that "realistic" while FOSS maintainers working on software for the love of FOSS isn't realistic? Not too long ago, the only ones working on FOSS were unpaid developers, at all.

pydry on Aug 23, 2023 [–]

Unpaid maintenance time on FOSS is not an abundant resource. Doubly so for projects that experience a high rate of bitrot.

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