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It's becoming entirely clear to me that the vast bulk of nerds running open source projects do not have the requisite skills to operate their projects as a sust
by pnathan 12y ago
It's becoming entirely clear to me that the vast bulk of nerds running open source projects do not have the requisite skills to operate their projects as a sustainable business adequate to pay their own bills.
I am, broadly, of the opinion that a non-profit either needs to take up (or form), an "infrastructure consultancy" firm with financial structure and incentives to ensure that projects like LibreSSL, GPG, NTP, etc are funded and maintained; some of that will involve consulting work for large firms for large piles of money.
Anyway, I don't have a lot of swing in that field, but... it's my conclusion. :-)
- rythie 12y agoI've come to the same conclusion. It needs a set of junior consultants to do more basic stuff for a decent amount, leaving the main person/people as the highest cost per day - and only called in if necessary. Someone to setup funding or support structures with companies that need/want it.