ray@lemmy.ml to Open Source@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days agoIt seems there is a way to get actual money from GitHub stars nowlemmy.mlexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up147arrow-down17
arrow-up140arrow-down1external-linkIt seems there is a way to get actual money from GitHub stars nowlemmy.mlray@lemmy.ml to Open Source@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squarethingsiplay@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up29·2 days agoThis means the stars lost their original meaning of just expressing what you like, as it is tied to monetization. Imagine how wild it would be if YouTube did this with likes of videos…
minus-squareumami_wasabi@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·edit-22 days agoDidn’t they already done such thing before?
minus-squarethingsiplay@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoYou mean YouTube? I’m not aware of that.
This means the stars lost their original meaning of just expressing what you like, as it is tied to monetization. Imagine how wild it would be if YouTube did this with likes of videos…
Didn’t they already done such thing before?
You mean YouTube? I’m not aware of that.