Who owns you?

It’s every hacker’s dream, and thankfully, it’s getting more common every day: being paid to work on your favourite piece of free software. But it’s also pretty fraught with controversy, and especially if you happen to be the maintainer of the project: accusations will fly over conflicts of interest, political manipulation, and all kinds of other dirty whisperings. It’s hard – if not impossible – to keep on the right side of everyone, and so the most important thing to do is keep yourself honest. So how do you take that dream job without losing your impartiality? –Kelly McNeill