Re:Ask HN: Would you rather fund an open-source project or d...
by jqpabc123 on Monday August 07, 2023 @05:15PM
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sponsoring an open-source project so that it is well maintained?
Invalid assumption.
There is no guarantee of any kind with open source --- not for maintenance or direction or control or support or schedule or anything. Open source makes demands but offers no real promises in return.
If this is really a "critical" app and you need better control, I'd say you have no sensible/realistic option but to either built it yourself or at least maintain your own version of it. Lots of people have figured this out the hard way.
Invalid assumption.
There is no guarantee of any kind with open source --- not for maintenance or direction or control or support or schedule or anything. Open source makes demands but offers no real promises in return.
If this is really a "critical" app and you need better control, I'd say you have no sensible/realistic option but to either built it yourself or at least maintain your own version of it. Lots of people have figured this out the hard way.