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Company sponsorships, not individual ones, are where open source funding has to come from.
Recalls holdingI’ve seen recurring comments to the effect of “This is great, but individuals aren’t where the money’s at, it’s companies”, which is a position I’ve also previously taken.
Their words nowMy hypothesis: rather than individual sponsorships being a path to company sponsorships, the motivations of individuals are different from companies, and therefore should be treated as two separate use cases, and two separate products.
Their wordsWith companies, open source developers are selling a product. With individuals, they’re selling themselves.