Im giving up on open source

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  • Now, before you start judging me that I'm only in for the money, wouldn't you agree that it sounds awesome to work on an open source project full time, and still be able to pay your bills?Did it work out?
  • Publishing source code for the greater good is a noble cause, but to be honest, I think that over the years, using "open source" has become an excuse to avoid paying for software.And who's to blame if something goes wrong?
  • But if it becomes a burden, it's not fun anymore.And if people start insulting you for something you're doing in your free time, it's time to stop.Open source is great, but it's not sustainable.
  • Sadly, one year later I've reached a point where I'm just not willing to continue the way I did before.So this is my letter of resignation.Ever since I first started to use Linux I was fascinated by the idea of open source.
  • I've been insulted for the things I do with nut.js on Discord, Reddit and now GitHub, but this time, I'm not just sucking it up.It may seem to you that open source is great because it's free to use.
  • New features, patches, bug fixes and security updates will be made available to subscribers first.As I said, if you want to continue using nut.js, you'll have to take care of building, testing and hosting packages yourself.All the bestSimon
A little over a year ago I wrote a blog postabout open source and why Im charging money for some of my plugins.Sadly, one year later Ive reached a point where Im just not willing to continue the w [+4634 chars]

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