OSS donations are in a weird place. I think a lot of maintainers just aren't asking for them with any sort of clarity because it's uncomfortable and you're kin

OSS donations are in a weird place. I think a lot of maintainers just aren't asking for them with any sort of clarity because it's uncomfortable and you're kinda putting yourself out there. It seems pretty common that you kinda have to go look for ways of funding a project, and it's like buried in the back of the website somewhere. Willingness to donate also seems to really depend on the type of project. It appears easier to get institutional support, or individual "whale" donations, if your ambitions are a bit loftier than if you're building small individual widgets or libraries that do one thing well. I think people are perhaps more willing to pay for what a thing might become than what it is today, when it's more like an investment than a payment for goods delivered.