Everyone speaks their own idiolect, and it appears you have used your idiolect to interpret “Existing open source funding models don't work for small projects.”

Everyone speaks their own idiolect, and it appears you have used your idiolect to interpret “Existing open source funding models don't work for small projects.” I suggest putting more effort into guessing what the author might mean before writing off the article with snark. After reading the article, I think it’s clear the author was referring to small projects being able to receive funds.