I think the future of “sustainable” open source software is doing things the @TheLarkInn way.
AFAICT, Sean:
• Hustles to produce content about how great Webpack is
• Responds nicely to every hater on Twitter
• Reaches out to companies using it and asks for money
I hope someday @TheLarkInn starts a nonprofit where he trains others to evangelize important projects and pull together money to independently fund lead developers.
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Why would others do what
@TheLarkInn did for Webpack? Well, I know lots of people who aren’t in tech but wanna get into it. More that are in it but want to get deeper. I think a lot of people would jump to help fund and evangelize blockchain software and learn more in the processShow this thread -
Right now funding mechanisms are 1. Big company (Shopify) built everything with some open source software (Rails). Now they’re huge and they need experts (hire
@sgrif) 2. Big company needs abstraction that isn’t there (FB) so they build it (React) How do small companies help?Show this thread -
Well, those models work well if the problem is worth funding in $120k+ chunks (roughly each dev’s salary). If you look at Webpack open collective, there are lots of recognizable companies chipping in a few grand each. What other important software falls in this funding gap?
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