Let’s talk about open-source sustainability
My personal feeling is that funding has got to be the biggest issue with open source sustainability.<p>I&#x27;m the lead developer of an open source project[1] used in radiation therapy clinics around the world and I know I would be ecstatic to be able to get enough funding to work on the software full time.  I&#x27;m trying to bootstrap a consulting business[2] around the software now, but it&#x27;s tough getting people to open their wallets (and it&#x27;s much less fun than writing code)!<p>I think having funding in place for OS projects might have trickle down effects as well.  I know I would spend more time contributing patches back to other OS projects I use if I didn&#x27;t have to worry about trying to build a business so I can put food on my kids table. I imagine there are many other project maintainers who feel the same.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;qatrackplus.com" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;qatrackplus.com</a>
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