>I think that business model could work well for 1-2 person companies, but how well would it scale? I have no reason to suspect it would not scale up. In fact,

>I think that business model could work well for 1-2 person companies, but how well would it scale? I have no reason to suspect it would not scale up. In fact, the larger the force behind the software, the more difficult it is for a competitor to step in and try to maintain a fork. >TBH I'm not very informed in this regard, do you know where can I read more about open source business models? I wrote about this here: https://drewdevault.com/2020/11/20/A-few-ways-to-make-money-in-FOSS.html https://drewdevault.com/2020/11/20/A-few-ways-to-make-money-... I don't address your specific domain - end-user software - but I would just say "try selling it, with the source code".