Counterpoint to the idea that OSS business are "moochers": thriving OSS projects need thriving business ecosystems.
I also think it would be good for Patreon et al to be considered more "legitimate" in the OSS community.
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1: In particular, it would be helpful if people could be funded to do exploratory work without worrying about being accused of fraud
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2: If their exploration doesn't pan out. I'd have a lot of trouble justifying setting up a Patreon for this reason.
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3/3: another issue is being subject to endless debates about whether the amount of $ donated is "too much"
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"why do you need $10k to write a webpack replacement?! I could do that in an afternoon"
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Ideally leave it up to the people deciding whether to fund or not.
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Plus side: actually exists. Actually gives people income. Minus: correlates to status/popularity. Already a minor prob for OSS.
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I think we can deal with minor problems after the major ones are more in hand, but I agree.
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I’m of mixed mind on this, knowing a _lot_ of people who use it heavily in the arts.
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