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I can't help but wonder if Django wouldn't do better with a multi-licensing strategy like MongoDB uses. Asking for donations typically doesn't work out so well.
by danjoc 11y ago
I can't help but wonder if Django wouldn't do better with a multi-licensing strategy like MongoDB uses. Asking for donations typically doesn't work out so well.
I see a lot of underfunded open source projects. The whole internet seems to run on them. OpenSSL was one prominent example. I don't think it is coincidence that they are almost always BSD type licenses.
To me BSD licensing just seems like the starving artist living on the good will of a few wealthy donors. Donors who frequently end up steering the project. Multi-licensing seems like a healthier approach.
- jsmeaton 11y agoYou're right, and the Django Software Foundation (along with projects like BeeWare) are actively trying to work out how to solve these problems. DSF has hired a part time "director of advancement", Adrienne Lowe, to try to get money back into Django. https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2015/nov/23/introducing-dsfs-director-advancement/ https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2015/nov/23/introducing...