> Meanwhile, my company is using Nix for everything heavily internally. Everyone gets their dependencies via Nix unless you are like using PAM or something.
Why doesn't your company fund development of nix and its associated ecosystem?
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Why ask this? Maybe they are? Maybe they aren't, and that's ok too.
Why not ask this? People are burning out here. Meanwhile corporations be making billions. I don't like that.
That's the social contract with open-source software. You are not owed a cent for your work. But they're not owed support either.
On the other hand, building an entire company atop experimental software that might explode or cease to exist tomorrow seems so monumentally stupid that the inevitable business failure is the outcome they don't need, but so badly deserve.
>building an entire company atop experimental software that might explode or cease to exist tomorrow seems so monumentally stupid
All things come to an end. Why not ride the wave of a FOSS project, eg by offering support as a business. As long as you are prepared to pivot or close the business when it's no longer needed, why not?
It doesn't strike me as stupid.