• PopOfAfrica@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    What I don’t understand is why developers ever put their names to projects like this. Create the project and distribute it via peer to peer

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      8 months ago

      Because this is generally hundreds, if not thousands, of years hours of their life.

      Part of it is wanting to get some degree of recognition for that. Part of it is that this is very much part of their portfolio for future jobs searches.