Re:A leap of faith: Committing to open source
by christiansakai on Thursday August 27, 2020 @09:09AM
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Definitely not a sustainable model. I don't think open source will ever find a sustainable business model that can be applicable generally.
Re:A leap of faith: Committing to open source
by hyperpallium2 on Thursday August 27, 2020 @11:49AM
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As public infrastructure, government funded? Lots of problems...
Re:A leap of faith: Committing to open source
by edoceo on Thursday August 27, 2020 @03:46AM
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Gotta have some hustle if you wanna get paid.
Re:A leap of faith: Committing to open source
by fsewe20 on Thursday August 27, 2020 @04:27AM
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..which is a real shame, as there are very talented people working on public goods who don't have that "hustle" and could do with the support.
Open source / Free software has been valued over $400 billion, and supports our entire economy, funding developers shouldn't be a problem.
Open source / Free software is a public goods issue, and we should be looking for the best ways to support them.
Quadratic funding could be a useful mechanism for this:
If an open source maintainer relies on GH sponsors, Patreon, Open Collective then they are going to have to invest time in marketing themselves to the community. It's an odd dynamic.