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For me the goal is 'how do we produce open source software and compensate the creators'. It's certainly worth casting a wider net than just "businesses", but th
by davidw 6y ago
For me the goal is 'how do we produce open source software and compensate the creators'. It's certainly worth casting a wider net than just "businesses", but there isn't a lot of funding otherwise, besides universities, and those aren't oriented towards providing and maintaining end-user friendly systems.
- fudged71 6y agoIt’s frustrating. On the internet we have massive scale and instant distribution. Crowdfunding in theory could easily pay a living wage to all of the major open source developers. Maybe it should be hidden like a platform tax. When you pay for a hardware device and/or a software platform that uses open source software, there could be a small tax that goes into an open source fund.
- rmah 6y agoWho decides how to distribute the fund? How do the rules for that distribution get setup? How are disputes resolved?