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I really hope the patreon model catches on with open source.

• sytse 10y ago
  Me too. It is awesome people ensure he can get $8k per month to work on Vue. We tried donations with GitLab years ago and the highest we got was $1200, but this was a one time think. I think the Patreon model of 'subscribing' to sponsor is really fitting. I do think that it is easier to get a handful of people funded with this model than a large group. GitLab Inc. now has 25 developers working 80% of their time on open source. Getting 20 people funded with Patreon seems like a stretch.
  • bdcravens 10y ago
    Worth noting that most of the money comes from big donors. In Vue's case, there are 79 donors, but 9 donate $500/mo, and 1 donates $2000/mo. (and those are essentially ad placements)