Opening The Filthy Lucre
It is well known that if you can pay developers to work on software, we all get more software, quicker. Many Open Source projects have had a crack at trying to generate revenue and many have failed. Jono Bacon and Stuart ‘Aq’ Langridge explore the different options available to Open Source projects, determine which ones are viable and what challenges and opportunities some of these options have buried inside them.
Of course, we are the very start of the discussion! What do you think? Have you been involved in raising funds for a project? What were the challenges that you faced? Did it work out well for the project? Do you donate to projects? What methods would you be happy to give money to a project? How do you decide which projects to donate to?
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