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You mean like this: https://salt.bountysource.com/ https://salt.bountysource.com/ Obviously, there are also lots of open source people earning income from Patr
by dflock 10y ago
You mean like this: https://salt.bountysource.com/ https://salt.bountysource.com/
Obviously, there are also lots of open source people earning income from Patreon and the traditional bountysource too - but salt is the Bountysource clone of Patreon, specifically for OSS.
- nathancahill 10y agoThe idea is a good one. But see how none of the projects break $3k/month? And how drastically it drops down to $500? There just isn't that much money moving in that model. Period. The Open Collective project mentioned in your sibling looks even nicer, but tops out at $5k/year.
- dflock 10y agoIt's not the model, it's the audience size. These guys are making $24k per month on Patreon, for example: https://www.patreon.com/Kurzgesagt https://www.patreon.com/Kurzgesagt - I would guess it's just a function of their audience size and the amount of work they put into fundraising - actually asking people to contribute. ElementaryOS have actually been working at this a little bit (unlike almost all other open source projects) - and they've built up to $1k a month on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/elementary https://www.patreon.com/elementary - plus ~$200 a month on salt/bountysource, plus direct donations, etc...