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Who pays the toolmakers?

Nadia Asparouhova · 13 Jun 2018 · nadia.xyz ↗

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  1. Our reading

    Open source on GitHub creates enormous value that the platform hosting it captures none of, while its policies limit how maintainers may earn.

    Their wordsOpen source projects on GitHub represent billions of dollars in value creation, but none of that is captured on GitHub.
    Interesting

  2. Our reading

    Successful open source developers get hired away by companies, which quietens the very people best placed to argue for making a living from open source.

    Their wordsSuccessful open source developers get “acquihired” by a company who values their reputation and skills, which has the perverse effect of making them less noisy about how to make a living off of open source.
    Interesting