Tom Clark
Jul 20, 2024

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Yes. Something seriously needs to talk about the sheer cost of “Free” OSS. The original meaning of free was never financially free - it was for freedom.

I’ve started publishing actual shop rates for sponsorship tiers (what it costs to fix an issue, not “buy me a coffee” money) and issue templates with “would you considering sponsoring this issue (link to the sponsors page)? Hasn’t happened yet but I live in hope!

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Tom Clark
Tom Clark

Written by Tom Clark

Fluid Dynamicist at the core, lover of chaos theory. Experienced scientist, developer and team lead working in wind energy — from startups to heavy industry.

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