Ask HN: Does donation-based funding of an OS library work?

Posted by paydevs on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @10:24AM
from the ask-hn dept.

There are several tools to support raise donations / sponsoring such as Github Sponsors, OpenCollective, etc. - but how much do you can make and is it enough to live from it?

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Re:Ask HN: Does donation-based funding of an OS library work? by mtmail on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @10:37AM (#33081009)

Note that the person asking the question runs a project to monetize OS (open source) libraries. On their homepage it says "Monetizing an Open-Source Library to earn a salary is very hard - donations just don't cut it."

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Re:Ask HN: Does donation-based funding of an OS library work? by paydevs on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @02:12PM (#33084405)

And what is your problem discussing the topic? I have an opinion (like you) and I just want to know what other thinks of donations and if it works for them.

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Re:Ask HN: Does donation-based funding of an OS library work? by mtmail on Saturday October 08, 2022 @04:57PM (#33135947)

I'm providing the disclaimer because you haven't.

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Re:Ask HN: Does donation-based funding of an OS library work? by paydevs on Sunday October 09, 2022 @03:39AM (#33138935)

If you are so keen on having disclaimers maybe you should also disclaim in which FAANG companies you worked and which SaaS Startup you are speaking for (as mentioned in your bio).

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