Re:Ask HN: Why don't more open-source projects monetize?
by nobodyorother on Tuesday May 30, 2017 @01:26PM
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I've been encouraging a 5% philosophy for organizations that replace software that had license fees with free software:
Just donate 5% of the previous annual license fee to the project you're now using, each year. You still save 95% on license fees and developers get to eat.
Just donate 5% of the previous annual license fee to the project you're now using, each year. You still save 95% on license fees and developers get to eat.