But that’s the whole conversation right? Nostr projects are open source, nobody pays anybody to do anything on open source. Except for bounties (which are grant money). Grant money also doesn’t come with an expectation of returns.
Startups and open source function very differently because the expectations from them are very different.
You can be on salary to work in open source. And I don't think that is the whole discussion. My part of the conversation is recognizing the need for cross-functional teams as not everything can be build only by one or a very small group of developers. The discussions about the need for better design should be eyeopening for everyone. Design should not be an afterthought of a product as data protection or it security should not be after thoughts in development. There is a need and we should think about solutions. Saying that's just how open source works, limits the conversation.
