[aloisdg]

both are possible

[VWWHFSfQ]

That's a fantasy of the hobby FOSS developer.

"If I make something so great then people will still pay me even if I give it away for free!"

A tiny percentage of people might still pay for it, but the vast majority will not, and will complain loudly about any attempts to monetize.

[mynameisvlad]

Why does everything need to be made for profit? Why does someone NEED to be paid for every project, every scrap of work?

You said it yourself, this is a hobby FOSS developer. Key word hobby.

Have people stopped understanding that others do things simply because they want to? Not everything is profit-driven, even on this site.

[micromacrofoot]

> A tiny percentage of people might still pay for it, but the vast majority will not, and will complain loudly about any attempts to monetize.

This is true of all products though, in ecommerce 1% conversion is pretty average... generally the path is to increase the top of the funnel because it's always small at the bottom... some products get by with 0.5% or less