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   Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾 (liztai@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Jul-2024 16:16:21 JST Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾

   I'm curious #opensource devs, why do you do what you do?
   Because I work in #tech and I know how much of works goes into just ONE feature. I realised I never really asked any developer this question.
   Hope this is not a dumb question lol

   #Developer

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     Alex Kuiper (nightwhistler@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Jul-2024 16:43:29 JST Alex Kuiper

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     @liztai I can only speak for myself, but most of my open source work starts with: "I wish X existed", followed by me starting a small experiment.

     So, it's the classic case of scratching your own itch, and then sharing it with the world.

     I'll freely admit that I've run out of steam on projects, when fixing bugs starts feeling like a chore. Luckily the community will often step in to help.

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     Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾 (liztai@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Jul-2024 16:44:15 JST Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾

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     • Alex Kuiper

     @nightwhistler honestly, thanks for your work!

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     iuvi (iuvi@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Jul-2024 16:55:55 JST iuvi

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     @liztai mostly by hobby and non-greed support

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     Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾 (liztai@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Jul-2024 16:55:55 JST Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾

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     • iuvi

     @iuvi Totally grateful for your support!

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     Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾 (liztai@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Jul-2024 17:01:31 JST Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾

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     • bmaxv

     @bmaxv Every little bit count, and bug spotting is so important.
     It's so cool you can create something just from code.

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     bmaxv (bmaxv@noc.social)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Jul-2024 17:01:32 JST bmaxv

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     @liztai Not sure if I count. But at least the bug reports and reproduction are because it's the software I use and the bug is a problem for me?

     It's like picking up litter. In my living space.

     The code I open source is stuff that I made because I "needed" it and that may or may not be useful to other people and I don't mind giving it away.

     I am not aware that anyone is actually using it, but it's there just in case.

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     Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾 (liztai@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Jul-2024 20:47:35 JST Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾

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     • Anita Lewis

     @ajlewis2 the Obsidian community sounds a lot like the community you're talking about! Love it

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     Anita Lewis (ajlewis2@social.vivaldi.net)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Jul-2024 20:47:36 JST Anita Lewis

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     @liztai

     Liz, that is an excellent question!! I use Linux and almost every program as well as the OS is opensource and also without cost to me. I figure these folks must love what they do. My part is to donate money and to take care in reporting bugs.

     The community around all this software is another aspect that I have participated in, more in the past when I felt more competent to help answer questions of newbies, recalling the help I got when I was a linux newbie and needed help.