The Problem

I think it should be easier to make a living from your own creative projects. Particularly when those projects give more than they take. I am hoping ramblin.dev can help with that.

Where the name comes from

"Ramblin'" is an old American term for a freedom of travel, movement, and living — surviving through an informal exchange of efforts within a community. ramblin.dev is that same spirit, applied to creative work: the freedom to make what we wish for others, and to receive in kind.

"...all a human being is, anyway, is just a hoping machine, a working machine."

— Woody Guthrie, journal, 1942

My pie in the sky dream for ramblin.dev

Right now ramblin.dev is just me, but my dream is to grow with an equitable ethos at its core.

Specifically: no one would be paid more than 5x the lowest-paid person — hour per hour, across all forms of compensation. (The US average is 350x.)

What I want to build

My bias is toward pro-social projects, which I think the world needs most right now. Projects that bring people together, support mental wellbeing, use open source software (FOSS) and transparent development.

The business models I like best involve people paying for software they value, or supporting the people making it because they want it to keep existing. The person using the software is who the work is built for.

How to help

If you share at least one of these dreams, I'd love your support in any way you can offer it. Such as using what I build, telling someone else about it, subscribing for updates, or backing me (someday us) directly.