Is It Time For Open Source to Start Charging For Access?

"It's time to charge for access," argues a new opinion piece at The Register. Begging billion-dollar companies to fund open source projects just isn't enough, writes long-time tech reporter Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: Screw fair. Screw asking for dimes. You can't live off one-off charity donations Depending on what people put in a tip jar is no way to fund anything of value [A]ccording to a 2024 Tidelift maintainer report, 60 percent of open source maintainers are unpaid, and ...