TheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 3 months agoWhat is your "I could have been rich" story?message-squaremessage-square19 fedilinkarrow-up130
arrow-up130message-squareWhat is your "I could have been rich" story?TheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 3 months agomessage-square19 Commentsfedilink
minus-squaretechnopagan@discuss.tchncs.dehexbear16·edit-23 months agoDecided to OpenSource instead of Software Patent (as my employer was urging me). Nowadays, that technique is used in every decent Image CDN + compression tool. Still proud to see it everywhere. Maybe it wouldn't have made it if had been patented. linkfedilink
minus-squareHadriscus@lemm.eehexbear12·3 months agoYou contributed something for the common good. You can be proud of your decision linkfedilink
minus-squareTheImpressiveX@lemmy.mlhexagonhexbear7·3 months agoYou may not have gotten rich, but at least you can say on your resume that your technique is in every decent CDN + compression tool! linkfedilink
Decided to OpenSource instead of Software Patent (as my employer was urging me). Nowadays, that technique is used in every decent Image CDN + compression tool. Still proud to see it everywhere. Maybe it wouldn't have made it if had been patented.
You contributed something for the common good. You can be proud of your decision
You may not have gotten rich, but at least you can say on your resume that your technique is in every decent CDN + compression tool!