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Excellent article. Serious kudos to the Lichess team on building and operating such a complex piece of software purely on donations. I think the most valuable
by PradeetPatel 5y ago
Excellent article. Serious kudos to the Lichess team on building and operating such a complex piece of software purely on donations.
I think the most valuable lesson here for me is the understanding between the contributors and their key stakeholders. Because monetary gains and growth are not their KPI, they were able to maintain their software at their own pace.
Thought exercise: Do you foresee this model staying if Lichess were to be acquired by another company?
- cassepipe 5y ago"Lichess is a non-profit association in France"
- beforeolives 5y agoI know you framed it as a thought exercise but it's unlikely they'll be acquired - https://lichess.org/contact#help-buy https://lichess.org/contact#help-buy