For Love and For Money
summary
Build story is specific: a local app caligator grows from biweekly code sprints but uses subversion vs git so merges create hidden cleanup work that burns out a maintainer, volunteer-run Open Source Bridge nearly collapses during the recession, one core contributor eagle dies, and a community fund raises $6,000 for fund. Concrete prescriptions follow: pay contributors, hire a documentation writer, offer microcontracts, and explore cooperatives to avoid unpaid labor traps.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Introduction
- 3:08Early open source experiences
- 9:48Tech community organizing
- 12:13Hidden costs of invisible labor
- 17:57Volunteer labor inequities
- 21:54Open source ethics
- 26:07Inclusive community spaces
- 29:01Exploitation in open source
- 31:51Sustainable open source models
- 32:32Call to action
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