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Re: Fossjobs: A website for free and open-source software jobs

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Post by DocTomoe »

mo wrote: post #19
mryan wrote: post #16

Some of the jobs listed on the site date from 2013 - it seems as though some housekeeping is required.

No. Of course it makes little sense to apply to old jobs, but one of the goals here is to demonstrate that there _are_ actually paid jobs in FOSS. We keep old job listings around on purpose, also because it helps to find interesting organizations which you can then get in touch with.

On the other hand, if the number of jobs in recent time has to be padded with job openings in ancient history, is there really a substainable number of paid jobs in FOSS?

Re: Fossjobs: A website for free and open-source software jobs

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Post by jon-wood »

oever wrote: post #17

The market for FOSS programmers will grow in Europe. A report has just been published that says “open source is important for the future of the European software industry.” [1] In the UK, Government Digital Service already has a strict policy that software it writes should be open. Being able to write FOSS in your day job is a wonderful boon . Especially in government it will help offset the lower salaries of the pub…

I wonder how much of an incentive writing open source at somewhere like GDS actually is. While its certainly nice to develop in the open how much of what you write is actually useful in future jobs?

Re: Fossjobs: A website for free and open-source software jobs

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Post by mo »

aylons wrote: post #34

You mentioned open hardware in an answer to another comment, but I see no obvious category for a hardware developer in the menu! "Programmer" or "designer" do not quite fit the bill.

What category would you suggest to add? If it's about actual development, I think "Programmer" will do just fine. I am a bit reluctant to add a new category specifically for this.

Re: Fossjobs: A website for free and open-source software jobs

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Post by laumars »

The first link I clicked on (the UK section[1]) was listed entire with jobs dated 2015. Even assuming some of those companies still have openings, seeing results that old immediately discourages me from investigating further on your resource. So it might be worth hiding expired positions from a UX perspective.

[1] https://www.fossjobs.net/jobs-in/United-Kingdom/

edit: The 2nd link I click on had jobs ranging from 2014 to 2012. I respect the effort you're putting into this curated list but displaying jobs that old is a little silly.

Re: Fossjobs: A website for free and open-source software jobs

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Post by josteink »

A site like this would be nice, but it would need a steady team of volunteers to source job listings.

I suspect most job openings and offers are launched on country-specific websites and systems, many which probably (even intentionally) are locked in and lack a public API.

Right now, checking Norway, there are zero listing. That may be true (I wouldn't know), but from that alone I'm guessing this site does not know how to source jobs from the "typical" Norwegian employment sites.

So who are going to bother to volunteer for a site which lands everyone else a job but themselves? It seems like a hard thing to get right.

Re: Fossjobs: A website for free and open-source software jobs

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Post by aylons »

mo wrote: post #36
aylons wrote: post #34

You mentioned open hardware in an answer to another comment, but I see no obvious category for a hardware developer in the menu! "Programmer" or "designer" do not quite fit the bill.

What category would you suggest to add? If it's about actual development, I think "Programmer" will do just fine. I am a bit reluctant to add a new category specifically for this.

I'd suggest "Hardware".

It is niche, but without it, it really does not send any signals that Open Hardware jobs are welcome. A hardware designer definitely is not a "Programmer".

(Edited for clarity)

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