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Doesn't this target exactly your second case? Successful projects in terms of usage and impact that can't be maintained by volunteers alone?
by skeeter2020 2y ago
Doesn't this target exactly your second case? Successful projects in terms of usage and impact that can't be maintained by volunteers alone?
- kijin 2y agoWhat does a one-time donation between $10k and $100k do to help the second case? Perhaps it will allow the maintainer to take a few months off and work full-time on the project, or maybe hire someone to clear the backlog. But what happens afterward? Without a clear pathway to making the project self-sustaining, you've merely postponed maintainer burnout by a couple of years at best. The biggest problem with occasional $15 donations is that they're occasional. Sustainability requires a somewhat stable ARR.
- asicsp 2y ago>Perhaps it will allow the maintainer to take a few months off Depends on where you live too - $10k would take care of 5 years for me. From my experience though, it is better to figure out a way to sell something in addition to the open stuff.