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Possible to make career in free software? (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm a computer engineering undergrad in my finals and I really don't care about applying for jobs, there's so much competition and I hate just about every one of my classmates. I don't want to spend hours making shitty bloated proprietary software but 99% of jobs seem to be like that. Is it possible to actually make a career in free software, should I just ditch out of tech and pick something else

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Tarn Adams seemed to do well with Dwarf Fortress. It was (I think still is even, at least the last version before the Steam release) free until his brother got sick and he worked with some people to create and sell the Steam version to help make money for medical care.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

free =/= free

OP means libre software, as opposed to "shitty bloated proprietary software"

I think the DF creator said he would open source it when he is finished or no longer able to work on it (i.e.: dead), but we'll see how that goes.

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