[pselbert]

The only reason I’m able to maintain a reasonably successful open source library is because it is part of an open core business model. Without that I couldn’t justify the development effort or relentless support to myself, or my family. Getting a few hundred dollars a month wouldn’t cut it either.

Building a business on a stack of other people’s hobbies isn’t sustainable. I mean, just tell that to anybody outside of tech and watch their reaction.

[julianlam]

Agreed. It is exactly the funding model my project (started with two colleagues) endorses. We incorporated federally and keep an open core.

I can't imagine it would be as clear cut for a "library", but it can be done...