Open Source Gave Me Everything Until I Had Nothing Left to Give - Kenneth Reitz
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I was at a tech conference in Sweden when it started. I hadn't slept in days. I was one of the most prolific open source developers in the Python ecosystem, maintaining the most downloaded HTTP library on Earth, keynoting conferences across the world, and I was losing my mind in a hotel room six thousand miles from home.
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I was at a tech conference in Sweden when it started. I hadn't slept in days. I was one of the most prolific open source developers in the Python ecosystem, maintaining the most downloaded HTTP library on Earth, keynoting conferences across the world, and I was losing my mind in a hotel room six thousand miles from home.
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That's a loss — not because maintainers of free software owe anyone commitments, but because the unstated status quo presumes this support. Maintainers will consciously understand that no such obligation exists, but still feel a presure to provide indefinite and unsustainable support. And that dynamic contributes to an extractive open source ecosystem.
Author's original Mastodon post - https://fosstodon.org/@donmccurdy/110662029314944366
