Generating income from open source

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Ink has been getting some good traction lately and it’s already being used by some well-known companies for a while. Like most other open source projects though, Ink has zero revenue. I’ve started looking into various options to change that and start charging money for it in some way, so it can support me and further development of Ink and adjacent projects like Ink UI and Pastel. This post is a compressed version of what I learned on this topic. Here’s my opinion why maintainers are struggling to extract revenue from their projects. It’s great that there are people willing to support you, but donations of $5 per month won’t make a living for you. It’s a great way for community to express gratitude for your work, but it shouldn’t be perceived as stable income. Unless you’re one of the few super popular developers in the community, accept the fact that there won’t be enough people subscribing to a monthly donation. That’s ok though, because I don’t think individual donations are the ans

Generating income from open source Generating income from open source May 31, 2023 Ink has been getting some good traction lately and it’s already being used by some well-known companies for a while. Like most other open source projects though, Ink has zero revenue. I’ve started looking into various options to change that and start charging money for it in some way, so it can support me and further development of Ink and adjacent projects like Ink UI and Pastel . This post is a compressed version of what I learned on this topic. What doesn’t work Here’s my opinion why maintainers are strugglin

Generating income from open source

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