Re:Death of an open-source business model
by lock-free on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @12:52PM
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In the back of the head this gives me an idea for a marketplace startup for software utilities but I know it's been tried before and died. I don't know how to align the incentives of creators to where we can make a marketplace where open source is lucrative by design.
But I don't think it's impossible, just the social hurdles haven't been cleared yet. Not much technology to throw down on the problem.
Re:Death of an open-source business model
by lock-free on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @01:38PM
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Not really what I'm thinking, I see these attempts at funding maintainers pop up each year and I think they all share the same problem and take the wrong approach.
But I don't think it's impossible, just the social hurdles haven't been cleared yet. Not much technology to throw down on the problem.