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Subject:    Re: [kde-community] Does KDE attempt to attract experienced contributors?
From:       Laszlo Papp <lpapp () kde ! org>
Date:       2016-05-13 10:06:18
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On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 11:00 AM, Eike Hein <hein@kde.org> wrote:

>
>
> On 05/13/2016 06:50 PM, Laszlo Papp wrote:
>
>> I do not mean to drag KDE experts away, but it seems that freelancing
>> platforms have become more and more common. Also, many hobby software
>> projects have undergone some business path. These generally include lots
>> of FOSS project opportunities these days in my observation, so yeah, the
>> question is this really: why would you choose working for free rather
>> doing something similarly interesting for money and probably also with
>> other experienced engineers?
>>
>
> The answer to this has been the same from the very start: Because you
> think free software matters.
>

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.


> The way to increase the number of people who do is to explain and
> demonstrate why and that it does. We do that by making stuff and
> communicating about it, as well as commenting on the world around
> us.
>
> To keep reflecting on this - the very core of what kde.org and similar
> organizations are about - is a Very Good Thing, but of course it's not
> a new question or answer.
>
> So it's more about doing it effectively and efficiently :-)
>
>
> Cheers,
> Eike
>
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<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">&lt;<a href="mailto:hein@kde.org" \
target="_blank">hein@kde.org</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" \
style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span \
class=""><br> <br>
On 05/13/2016 06:50 PM, Laszlo Papp wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc \
solid;padding-left:1ex"> 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>
</blockquote>
<br></span>
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>
<br>
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&#39;s not<br> a new question or answer.<br>
<br>
So it&#39;s more about doing it effectively and efficiently :-)<br>
<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
Eike<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br>
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