What Drew DeVault thinks about venture capital

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Free software developer, founder of SourceHut, and creator of the sway window manager, the aerc mail client and the Hare programming language. He has worked full time on free and open source software since around 2018, first on donations and then through his company, and writes at drewdevault.com.

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1. 20 Nov 2020

   Our readingVenture capital is the wrong money for an open source business, because its constraints make it hard to stay true to the mission.

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   Their wordsThe fast route — venture capital funded — is going to impose constraints on your business that will ultimately make it difficult to remain true to your open-source mission.

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