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Re:Ask HN: Name popular apps that have better open-source al... by XCSme on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @09:35AM (#35055763)
It's a bit unclear for me how they can provide all the development and maintain the servers running. Are the donations enough?
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Re:Ask HN: Name popular apps that have better open-source al... by node_monk on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @09:46AM (#35055891)
They're spending ~$34k/month according to the cost breakdown sheet from https://lichess.org/patron, which is about 6,800 $5/month patrons.

They must also have a lot of $10 or more/month patrons.

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Re:Ask HN: Name popular apps that have better open-source al... by willkc on Wednesday March 08, 2023 @11:26AM (#35070999)
They must run ads too, right?
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Re:Ask HN: Name popular apps that have better open-source al... by node_monk on Saturday March 11, 2023 @11:40PM (#35116735)
Nope, they don't https://lichess.org/blog/YF-ZORQAACAA89PI/why-lichess-will-a....
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