Open-source is the one place where I actually don't mind the "spam" or self-advertisement. Pretty much all software projects today use some open-source librari

Open-source is the one place where I actually don't mind the "spam" or self-advertisement. Pretty much all software projects today use some open-source libraries. These open-source libraries need funding to sustain and thrive, and also remain supported for the long haul and make feature improvements and bug fixes. But precisely because they are open-source, they get very little funding since people get it for free. What to do then? The only way is to ask for donations. OpenCollective is just one of the options open-source projects use for fund collection - there are others, but not surprised to see OpenCollective so visible in this aspect of open source funding and outreach.