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Open Source Developers Are Exhausted, Unpaid, and Ready to Walk Away

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Open Source Developers Are Exhausted, Unpaid, and Ready to Walk Away

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The foundation of modern software is cracking under the weight of burnout.

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The main problem is, that BigTech abuses the inner fire of Open Source developers. They monetize it, but don’t send money to the makers… They send the money to their shareholders.

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