Linux

Hmmh, my sentences regarding funding were a bit short. I'm always a bit unsure whether that's our main concern in Free Software. And whether making it more about money is a good idea to begin with. I mean sure, you're entirely correct. And developers invest massive amounts of time. And they need to make a living. But for a comptetive offer for a lead position we're probably talking 6-figures a year for full-time work. And that's a massive amount for community donations. And more money means more stakeholders, more different interests and non-technical motivations to pay attention to. I mean we probably also don't want companies to leech from our donations. So how should the developer handle drivers from for-profit-companies? Do they incorporate that on our time? What about laying groundworks for things that later-on get used by a large company? I suppose bringing in community money is going to raise a few questions and it's going to be complicated... I think it'd have to come with no strings attached. And there's also always the additional complexity with managing money, keeping an eye on where it goes, hiring the people... And that's going to require more money or volunteer work... I mean I'm not saying it's wrong or anything. Just easier said than done...