[OSGeo-Discuss] are there any unpaid developers?

[Yves Moisan]

Le 2010-04-19 19:51, Stefan Steiniger a écrit :
> I think we (OpenJUMP) have a couple of people that are working (i.e. 
> sending emails and improving code) on the weekends (and evenings) for 
> fun. This includes not only developers but also people that update 
> documentation and test new functions.
>
> so - yes!
>
> Btw. if you have a 20 hours/week position and you do the rest (other 
> 20h/w) what you want to do (at the University) - which includes 
> research which helps to add functions to software - is that unpaid? .. 
> I would say so.
20 hours at consulting rate vs 20 hours at "employee" rate makes a world 
of difference.  I could live with 15-20 hours of "consultant-rate" paid 
work and I wouldn't mind volunteering for the rest of the week, really.  
Depends how much cash you really want.

Yves