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When Free Software Depends on Nonfree
Original EnglishRevenues grew a lot (monthly MRR growth is 242% higher than before) and we can invest more in the development of the open source product.
Support Grows for a Seattle to Vancouver Bullet Train
Original EnglishThe idea that, if one makes X income, it doesn't matter if that was 30 or 50 or 70% of what we made ...
Super-star programmers
Original Englishbut the few years I spent working in companies whose software product was a cost centre for its customers was particularly enlightening. …
Why I'm not hiring
Original EnglishSo far, we're well above $21,309 not counting the costs to which we've failed to attributed any value (police, fire, roads, schools, et cetera).
The burden of an Open Source maintainer
Original EnglishI used to become very angry when something doesn't work right out of the box after quickly skimming a setup tutorial.
Ask HN: How have you made "quick" money before?
Original EnglishI just shipped the last two off yesterday, and after shipping costs and selling fees, I made just over $1,000.
Ask HN: What kind of personal financial investment do you do?
Original EnglishYes, being in a tax-advantaged account diminishes the allure of munis, but some of those bonds are now paying in the 7.5%-8.5% range.
Five Most Productive Years: What Happened and What's Next
Original EnglishWith software, it's a lot easier, especially over long periods of time. I still use a backup script I wrote 20 years ago, for example.
Source code is not enough
Original EnglishWe were a small team from different departments who kept it going as both a labor of love and because we used it for customer …