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Among other reasons, because it may work. Should it make a load of money (and it isn't at all unlikely, given the traffic), you'll have a big pull to turn it in
by radu_floricica 16y ago
Among other reasons, because it may work. Should it make a load of money (and it isn't at all unlikely, given the traffic), you'll have a big pull to turn it into a commercial entity and maximize profits. And at the end of the day, what do you do with the money? Start paying contributors?
Free donation supported model works, so no reason to risk the change.
- corin_ 16y agoIn what kind of world do charities have to avoid making too much money? If they were the kind of people who would say "shit we're making loads of money, lets start getting rich" and they also believe that advertising might make that much money, then they would have done it already.