--- On Sat, 5/4/13, אנטולי קרסנר <tombackton@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: אנטולי קרסנר <tombackton@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Free Software Job Advice > To: gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx > Date: Saturday, May 4, 2013, 10:44 AM > Hello everybody, > > I'm looking for advice on making a living from working on > Free Software. > > I already read articles, send my CV to various companies, > but I found > nothing. So I decided to ask here, hoping this question > isn't too > inappropriate for this list. > > I'm a software engineering student in first year (out of 4), > from > Israel. > I've been coding in C++ using GNU and Gnome technologies, > and I'm > familiar with the GTK/gtkmm, libxml++, etc. I do need to > refresh my > knowledge of GObject, but certainly I can write code and > contribute to > existing projects (or work on my own project, which I've > been doing for > the past 9 months). > > The problem is that I need to make a living somehow. Not > just as a > student, but also later, as an engineer. I don't need much, > just make a > living and do what I believe in: work on free software and > promote > software freedom. > > In Israel nobody cares about free software (they call it > open source, > and it's just a way to save money), so after failing to find > such a job > here, I sent CV to companies in Europe. I realize I'm a > student, I have > no formal coding education, I have no proven experience > (none of my code > has reached the stage an initial version can compile, yet) > but source > files themselves... but I do want to contribute. The only > reason I don't > work on Gnome projects is that my free time is spent working > on my own > project, which will hopefully be a useful desktop app when > it's ready > (probably until the end of the summer). > > I realize all that, but I don't want to give up and accept > the fact I > can't do anything for free software. I do have skills, I do > have > knowledge. My current project has 7000 lines of code (not > much for a > serious project, I know, but it's a lot for me as a student > working > alone) written by myself from scratch, using GNU Build > System, gtkmm, > libxml++, libsigc++. > > Isn't there a way I can make a living with the skills I do > have? I do > want to help, and I don't need much in return, I just want > to make a > living. To pay my rent, to pay for my food... I'm sure my > skills can be > useful to someone. With a free software project. > > If you can help me or give advice, I'll be thankful. > > - AAnatoly Krasner > > _______________________________________________ > gtk-list mailing list > gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list > The short suggestion - contact (if you haven't already) http://www.lingnu.com/ . And send my regards to Shahar Shemesh. The long answer would require explaining (politically incorrectly) how in reality "free" SW world works, but it would be a really long answer. Regards, Sergei. _______________________________________________ gtk-list mailing list gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list
