TLDR Web Dev · MISCELLANEOUS
ON GETTING PAID FOR OPEN SOURCE
Summary from the TLDR Web Dev newsletter
Open source can be integrated into your job, but not every company offers these roles. This author's open source work began as part of their regular job, evolving into dedicated company time and side consulting gigs. Despite various funding models, including sponsorships and partnerships, they found it difficult to make a living solely from open source outside of a company.