• NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone
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    1 year ago

    Exactly like all software developers who thought they were going to make games or some world changing application at least in their own time, and then five years later they are just logging out for the day and playing games or streaming crap all evening like everyone else.

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        1 year ago

        A lot of FOSS is maintained by people who are getting paid one way or another to maintain it.

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            1 year ago

            True, but the bigger the project, the more it’s supported by paid developers. Either from some foundation or else corporate devs whose jobs include contribution to FOSS projects

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              Wasn’t the case for ImageMagick and OpenSSL for a very long time.

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                  Well now they got paid after the critical security vulnerability in 2014 (?), but it’s basically just two developers.

                  Also don’t confuse OpenSSL with OpenSSH

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      I’m so sick of computers I don’t even play videogames anymore. I just write stories in notebooks and go for long walks

      • 1995ToyotaCorolla@lemmy.world
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        Nice! I took up film photography. I even develop the film myself, and the only time I have to touch a computer is if I want to scan my film to store it digitally

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      1 year ago

      I tried making games a while back and I’ve no idea how people do it. It was rough trying to enjoy your own game after you’ve spent 1000 hours play testing every aspect of it. Half way though the game Id stop thinking my own game was fun. I don’t think I can ever be a game dev.

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        1 year ago

        Playtesting? What’s that? Seems like an old practice that only slowed down release schedules

        • iByteABit [he/him]@lemm.ee
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          Stop wasting time, the shareholders want this out now, they definitely know better than you when the time is right