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| From | "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.misc |
| Subject | Re: Donations To Linux/Distros/Apps |
| Date | 2025-11-27 13:10 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <enrlvlxi2i.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> (permalink) |
| References | <rc6cnevNQOZndLr0nZ2dnZfqn_YAAAAA@giganews.com> |
On 2025-11-27 07:04, c186282 wrote:
> We often see "Please Donate" messages here ... for
> some apps, for IX distros, for Linux-in-General.
> And yes, they DO deserve our support.
<https://www.genbeta.com/desarrollo/crisis-silenciosa-desarrolladores-open-source-infraestructura-digital-internet-depende-voluntarios-quemados>
*The silent crisis of open source developers: the digital infrastructure
of the internet depends on ‘burned out’ volunteers*
The paradox of free software is that its success is based on a
working model that can destroy those who make it possible.
The challenge now is to build a sustainable ecosystem that treats
its developers as the valuable resource they are.
Marcos Merino
The software that powers much of the modern world—from mobile apps to
financial systems and artificial intelligence platforms—rests, in
countless cases, on the shoulders of volunteer developers who work
without pay. And many of them are at their limit.
A new report funded by Sentry and authored by researcher Miranda Heath
provides figures, testimonials, and a diagnosis of a reality that until
now was nothing more than an open secret in the tech community:
open-source project developers are exhausted, overwhelmed, and, in many
cases, ready to quit.
The document is a wake-up call: if these people stop maintaining the
software that millions of users and thousands of companies use every
day, part of the digital ecosystem could collapse.
Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
<https://opensourcepledge.com/blog/burnout-in-open-source-a-structural-problem-we-can-fix-together/?ref=itsfoss.com>
*Burnout in Open Source: A Structural Problem We Can Fix Together*
Miranda Heath
18 Nov 2025
Imagine this: you build something to address a need that you have. It
works — and it works well! Realising it might be useful to others, you
decide to share it as Open Source.
To your surprise, it quickly becomes popular. Your work is valuable to
others. It feels like a dream!
Then the requests for features and fixes come pouring in. Some feel more
like demands. You care deeply about what you have made, so you try your
best to respond.
You do this in your free time, but it starts to feel like a second job.
Your working days get longer and longer — some nights you barely sleep.
You know your work is valuable; massive companies are using it under the
hood! It’s a rare day when anyone stops to say thanks for the hours you
put in — but for them to offer any sort of financial support? Almost never.
A pull request comes in. Someone earnestly trying to help? Nope — it’s
clearly something they threw AI at without understanding the code.
It carries on like this for months. The project you made for you, once a
source of joy, is now a source of stress and anxiety. You feel
profoundly unseen. Reluctantly, you begin to wonder: is it time to give
up on the dream?
<https://itsfoss.com/news/open-source-developers-are-exhausted/>
Open Source Developers Are Exhausted, Unpaid, and Ready to Walk Away
The foundation of modern software is cracking under the weight of burnout.
Sourav Rudra
Your favorite apps run on code maintained by exhausted volunteers. The
databases powering your company? Built by developers working double
shifts. Those JavaScript frameworks everyone depends on? Often
shepherded by a single person, unpaid, drowning in demands.
A new report reveals just how bad things have gotten. Sentry funded this
research through their Open Source Pledge initiative. Miranda Heath, a
psychologist and PhD student at The University of Edinburgh, conducted
the study.
> Problem, esp these days ... it's typically a link
> to SOME web page or whatever. Is the link REAL or
> something Vlad/Xi/Kim inserted ??? They want a
> CC number, perfect op to PILLAGE your account.
In the EU, knowing your account number doesn't open an account for pillage.
>
> I'm going to suggest something a bit more old-school,
> a PHYSICAL ADDRESS you can send a CHECK (cheque) to
> or some kind of money order or whatever seems to
> be secure.
>
> A place, a name. MUCH better.
That's what PayPal is good for.
--
Cheers, Carlos.
ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;
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