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How Can Governments Pay Open Source Maintainers?
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this post was submitted on 14 Mar 2026
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I think a good compromise is to include an open source maintenance fee on projects when used in a corporate or for-profit environment. Another option I like is to offer business support as a subscription.
It doesn't need to be super-expensive, but at least that would ensure some continuity for development.