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331.0 — On Unpaid Labor in Open Source

The open source economy runs on labor that is structurally unpaid.

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Jennifer
Feb 09, 2025
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The open source economy runs on a form of labor that is structurally unpaid. The maintainer who responds to issues, reviews contributions, manages releases, writes documentation, handles the emotiona…

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