Post #3235255
2026-01-27 19:29 UTC
@_amol_@fosstodon.org
Most of the open-source software you are using was built with little to no external funding. Mainly volunteer work. Giving a few million EUR grants to these projects is nothing for European governments.
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@_amol_@fosstodon.org 2026-01-27 19:32
@anttipeltola@mastodon.world I am an open source maintainer myself. Even on some projects with significant funding. “Volunteer work” is not a sustainable model. I maintain OSS software in my spare time and when I have the energy to do so. But that’s not what pays my bills and I honestly know zero OSS maintainers that are able to live decently purely on donations