I would prefer crowd funding because with corporate sponsorships often come subtle obligations for corporate friendly adaptations and sometimes weird expectatio

I would prefer crowd funding because with corporate sponsorships often come subtle obligations for corporate friendly adaptations and sometimes weird expectations. https://www.business.com/articles/john-rampton-open-source-software-risks/ https://www.business.com/articles/john-rampton-open-source-s... While there is some truth to it and describes what you should be careful about, it fundamentally doesn't understand the different motivations behind open source. Creators know that individual users can also create horrible expectations not restricted to software development, but you aren't suddenly half dependent on a company in which there is probably one guy calling the shots about your project and maybe it is better not to marry him.