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> Because a two-line package should not need money to maintain it. I didn't bring up "two line packages", the websocket package in question is more on the size
by Crosseye_Jack 8y ago
> Because a two-line package should not need money to maintain it.
I didn't bring up "two line packages", the websocket package in question is more on the size of 20k of code lines.
> The payment is intended to make up for some of the time the developer of the dep expended, it's not supposed to be proportional to the utility other developers get out of it.
Repo size doesn't always mean time expended.
> That's what makes it still OSS and not commercial software.
OSS can still be commercial software. Code could be A/GPL and still offer commercial license's to remove restrictions.
And as others have said in this thread its often the smaller / less well "known" packages that don't get much "love" when it comes to financial support.