TLDR: 52% of TOP 1000 websites detects usage of core-js and their maintainer is broke with a kid to raise. Consider donating him or hiring him: https://github.com/zloirock/core-js/blob/master/docs/2023-02-14-so-whats-next.md#conclusion """ Developers love to use free open-source software - itâs free and works great, they are not interested in that many and many thousands of hours of development, and real people with their own problems and needs are behind it. They consider any mention of this as an invasion of their personal space or even a personal affront. For them, these are just gears that should automatically change without any noise and their participation.""" This guy(https://github.com/zloirock/core-js/blob/master/docs/2023-02-14-so-whats-next.md#everything-changes) is in deep trouble(went to prison etc.) and with no money ( https://github.com/zloirock/core-js/blob/master/docs/2023-02-14-so-whats-next.md). And this is not uncommon for open source contributors. Big tech use their efforts for free. What pisses me the most is the companies like Microsoft who do not even contribute back. I have stopped actively working on open source for the past 3 years because of the free loading that happens. Personal example: Apple owes me $$$$ and recognition. OTOH, what Apple would do is advertise how great their product has become, compared to previous years, in WWDC without even acknowledging whose work was it. If you care for `core-js` or have been tremendously helped by OSS consider helping this person. If you are in a position of influence at a big tech, please consider allocating budgets for open source your teams benefit from. https://github.com/zloirock/core-js/blob/master/docs/2023-02-14-so-whats-next.md#conclusion And here is https://xkcd.com/2347/ for your amusement. #tech #opensource #bigtech #microsoft #meta
âWhat pisses me the most is the companies like Microsoft who do not even contribute back. â You should educate yourself better đ Since 2017, Microsoft is one of the biggest open source contributors in the world, measured by the number of employees actively contributing to open source projects on GitHub, the largest host of source code in the world. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_and_open_source
Exactly.. OP must do more due diligence
He/She/They/Them/This/That used google search forgive him đ
Iâm not sure whats your point. No one is forcing these ppl to work for free and maintain open source projects. Thats why I leetcoded and found a job to pay me instead.
I'm in your boat as well. I did my time, wasn't paid handsomely so went back to get decent $$$$. I still feel for those who are standing there defending the open source.
They believed that corps wouldnât screw them over, and spent years pushing nonstop for corporate-friendly licenses and the cooperation of the open source community. What was sown has been reaped.
I hear ya, but Microsoft are one of the best when contributing back https://www.infoworld.com/article/3253948/who-really-contributes-to-open-source.amp.html
it is the same article Microsoft has been posting everywhere since 2017(6 years ago!). why because their contribution was merely dumping large pile of their code in the open. most of their codebase is useless to the world, i'm sorry! Here is some quick stats: out of 5.4k (900 are in C#, and 300 are in PowerShell). there is your 25% of useless projects found in 2 minutes.
So an open source project in C# or PowerShell disqualifies for some reason. What other magic rules do you have?
Well, many companies and products fail no matter Open Source or proprietary. They fail because of lack of common sense and entrepreneurship skills not because of evil corporations. Instead of figuring out how to make his software profitable, this guy decided to return to russia to save money (at least that's what he said). Then - russia happened to him. Now he writes long boring stories how everyone owes him and how mean others are for not helping him with his murder case. And we should blindly trust him that it was only teen's fault and he was not speeding like 99% of russians do. Was he expecting that everyone chips in so he can bribe a judge and walk free? F that guy, he got exactly what he deserved
Open source needs to exist without the shackles of monetary gain. Sorry
but food and shelter.
Sounds like a BS excuse, I have a felony and got into all of the faangs besides netflix. They donât care at all. They didnt even ask me about it after background checks.
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Cool story bro