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by PaulDavisThe1st 494 days ago
I think my experience actually making a living from a FLOSS project changes things enough that it is not that relevant to people doing it "for the love it" or as a side-project.

It's much easier to shrug off strong comments when the people who do support you are making it possible for you (and one other) to lead a pretty comfortable middle class life.