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How is Open Source project work paid?
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this post was submitted on 29 Aug 2024
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Most open source projects will have a donation page / link, so it relies on people feeling compelled to donate because the software provided is useful to them.
Lemmy for example has options for financially supporting its development. Some Lemmy instances also feature a link to a donation page to cover the hosting costs.
Some have an organisation behind it, like ~~Firefox has the Mozilla Foundation to finance it~~. Actually it's the other way around, see ahal's comment below
The team behind VLC has a "for profit" branch that adapts the video software for companies, allowing them to also finance VLC's development in addition to donations.
Some of Lemmy development is/was paid by foundation funding.
The Firefox example is actually the reverse, Firefox funds the Mozilla Foundation. This is a case of an open source project successfully monetising through search referrals (mostly from Google).
Oh wow thanks for the correction, I'll edit my comment
Would "Freelance" be a good word for it?
I think consulting would be a better word