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Ask HN: How do you make a living contributing to and/or creating OSS projects?

87 points Brysonbw | 2 comments | 02 Apr 25 18:24 UTC | HN request time: 0.401s | source

How would one go about being a 'rogue' OSS contributor so to speak? Live off of donations, bounties, hackathons, ect?
1. sosodev ◴[02 Apr 25 19:05 UTC] No.43560297[source]▶
I suspect the best way to forge an independent path in 2025 is to combine your work with social media. It seems like people with a dedicated audience can do whatever they please and live comfortably.
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2. badlibrarian ◴[02 Apr 25 19:23 UTC] No.43560509[source]▶
Careful, it's hard to tell where they are on the fake it 'til you make it curve.