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Props to TheCompiler, even before Qutebrowser I remember him helping people out on freenode#python. I've backed his latest kickstarter and there were plenty of updates and cool swag. He's also very active reddit, irc and mastodon.

Not sure where he finds so much time and affords to do what he does living on one of the most countries in the world (Switzerland) but dude is truly inspiring!

I truly hope he doesn't ever leave FLOSS.

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Thanks! On the flip side, I sometimes feel like I never really have time for coding because I'm putting a lot of effort into community things, for better or worse :)

As for affording it: I still live with my mother (I'm 25 and a full-time student), so that works out well so far.

Not sure yet what'll happen after the studies, from how things look like now I might end up moving to my girlfriend's place in Vorarlberg (Austria, but close to the Swiss border) where things are cheaper, and try to live off qutebrowser donations and some freelancing gigs. We'll see!

You do awesome work Compiler, I'm sure people will continue to fund you for more open source work in the future (if that's what you want)... that said - you are young and have so many opportunities after your studies, keep an open mind as to what _you_ want and good luck with everything.

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