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I'm just going to say it, I really don't like the "how do we make OSS sustainable" framing. OSS is already sustainable. The only thing not sustainable is users expecting a free lunch (support, LTS, bug fixes, ...). As a user, you are responsible for your OSS usage. Fork/patch if you need to.

Filippo Valsorda

@filippo.abyssdomain.expert

2 May

What about maintainers that wish to sustain themselves with their OSS work? Or who wish they had more resources to build a better thing?

Carl Lerche

@carllerche.com

Then they should figure out a business model around it. I honestly think the idea of maintainers sustaining themselves off of OSS is inherently flawed. It can work for a few but that is the exception. So, the question becomes “why open source at all” the answer is because you get value out of it.

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