Creative ways to fund open source projects
Read OriginalThis article discusses the financial challenges of maintaining open source software and examines the 'Open Source Maintenance Fee' model used by the Wix Toolset project. It details how this model charges companies for support and pre-built binaries based on their size, generating revenue to compensate core maintainers and ensure project longevity, citing Microsoft as a sponsor.
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