alt Hacker News> The suggestion that paying OSS maintainers is a solution really misses some major issues.
As a maintainer, the biggest major issue is that I don't want their money.
> The suggestion that paying OSS maintainers is a solution really misses some major issues.
As a maintainer, the biggest major issue is that I don't want their money.
As an OSS maintainer, I'd be happy to receive a living wage for my work. But I wouldn't want all the negative externalities that come when money is introduced to the ecosystem. Nor would I want a change in expectations for what I deliver.