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Changaco is awesome. We met in person for the first time last year (it was post-fork) and it was a great time.
Thanks Chad, the feeling is mutual. I'm actually going to Lille again in 2 weeks, I can already say that it won't be the same without you and Jess there.
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This comment seems almost entirely inapplicable to the article. Where did you get the sense that the founder[s] spent too much time working on the technology? There are a number of reasons for which Gittip/Gratipay may have failed, but "Focusing too much on the tech" doesn't seem to be one of them.
Probably because of this paragraph from the article: > At Gratipay we’ve spent the past year gearing up to relaunch with a renewed focus on open source. However, funding open source is almost entirely about marketing, and we spent most of the past year writing code instead. File this one under, “open source needs all the skill sets,” but also, “startups need all the skill sets.”
Back in 2015 Gratipay hosted it’s second ever retreat; the idea was a full weekend of hacking and building with all of our normally-remote members of the team. The thing you need to know about Chad is he is exceptional at bringing people together and spreading his passion. I arrived a bit early to the retreat and was tasked by Chad to cook dinner. It sounded easy enough; I need to make dinner for 10 or so people, som…
I've been trying to figure out how to get paid to do open source for a long time. The popularity of my open source projects has changed over this time, but this might give you an idea of the effectiveness of each approach if you need an alternative. I used Gittip for a while, and it was a really nice platform, and netted me $5-15/month if I recall correctly. I left after some regulatory issues added an annoying amoun…
What kinds of infrastructural costs do you have to deal with when working on FOSS (that don't apply to software development in general)? Do you host services of some kind?
I've been trying to figure out how to get paid to do open source for a long time. The popularity of my open source projects has changed over this time, but this might give you an idea of the effectiveness of each approach if you need an alternative. I used Gittip for a while, and it was a really nice platform, and netted me $5-15/month if I recall correctly. I left after some regulatory issues added an annoying amoun…
> Thankfully I make enough today to break even on open source (that is, my infrastructural costs are paid for). What kinds of infrastructural costs do you have to deal with when working on FOSS (that don't apply to software development in general)? Do you host services of some kind?
I really appreciate Chad's honesty, humility, and transparency in all of this. I'm really glad to have these words in writing from someone who put so much effort into trying to do the right thing. I hope these words are heeded not just by the startups of today and tomorrow, but also by the megacorps now finding themselves unable to explain to an angry public what's going on on their platforms.
> provocateurs continued to take advantage of Gratipay’s overly welcoming nature, until we had to admit that yes, online communities really do require moderation. I really appreciate Chad's honesty, humility, and transparency in all of this. I'm really glad to have these words in writing from someone who put so much effort into trying to do the right thing. I hope these words are heeded not just by the startups of to…
They were one of the pioneers in the space of sustainability around open source, which led to many of the wonderful projects we have today. Thanks to Chad for putting so much work in over the years towards a worthwhile mission.
Thank you clone1018, co-owner of Gratipay, LLC! Thank you mattbk, jessa, rohitpaulk! Thank you edoverflow and the whole (new) security team! Thank you dmk246 and kaguillera! Thank you Changaco and zwn and chrisdev and rummik and seanlinsley and bruceadams and duckinator and colindean everyone else from the Gittip days! Thank you techtonik and aandis and rorepo and wyze and oakes and joonas and patcon! Thank you nobodxdobon and shurcooL and dowski and tshepang!
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