I suppose one choice would be to separate any current open-source development company with support services into two independent parts. One part will continue d

I suppose one choice would be to separate any current open-source development company with support services into two independent parts. One part will continue developing the software, funded exclusively by donations. The other part will offer commercial support for the software and at the same time make generous donations to the developer part. It could conceivably work in the consumer's favour assuming the commercial entity is at liberty to choose alternative software stacks for whatever problem the software solves; overlapping boards-of-management and vendor lock-in are the things to watch for.