Open source work be like:
- Fix bugs in libreoffice
- Submit weird bug in random linux program
- Fix one buffer overrun in Firefox
- Adjust input field in random open source web app
- optimize tiny module in cross platform program by 400%
- Certain condition in graphics editing program no longer crashes, yay!
Private software work be like:
- The client changed their business model. Rewrite this GUI for the nth time 😫
- Fix this data error
- App crashed please reboot
- Find out why our cloud app is taking so long
The only people private software dev helps is the company execs.