Ask HN: Do employers pay for Open Source work?
Recruiters sometimes ask about open source project work. That leads to a question. Do companies designate a fixed ammount of paid hours per day/week/month to work on these? What is your experience? How many hours of open source work does your employer pay you for?
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I've not come across any companies that pay for open-source work if thats not your primary role.
The reason that many recruiters ask if you contribute to open-source projects is because it shows you have a passion for software development, because you work on it in your spare time even if you are not being paid to do it. Therefore an employer is more likely to choose you rather than someone who just does it for a job.
The reason that many recruiters ask if you contribute to open-source projects is because it shows you have a passion for software development, because you work on it in your spare time even if you are not being paid to do it. Therefore an employer is more likely to choose you rather than someone who just does it for a job.
Several following question pop up:
- Is requiring from a person doing a job after job instead of fulfilling private obligations fair?
- Is this a good measure of passion , and moreover responsibility? People with private obligations are discriminated with this measure. They can be passionate during work but can not prove it, because they don't have time after work for contribution.
- If someone really is passionate about contributing to open source and a company also indicates it is a job qualifications measure - should't the company also be passionate and designate paid time for contribution?
- Is requiring from a person doing a job after job instead of fulfilling private obligations fair?
- Is this a good measure of passion , and moreover responsibility? People with private obligations are discriminated with this measure. They can be passionate during work but can not prove it, because they don't have time after work for contribution.
- If someone really is passionate about contributing to open source and a company also indicates it is a job qualifications measure - should't the company also be passionate and designate paid time for contribution?