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		skrebbel on July 14, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Polar v1.0: Let’s Fix Open Source Funding It’s not about giving money, it’s about buying features, services and support from the maintainers.

biscuitech on July 14, 2023 [–]

Doesn't open collective already do this though? You can fund specific goals iirc.

skrebbel on July 14, 2023 | [–]

Sure but to my reading Polar has a much stronger “help maintainers become entrepreneurs” angle which seems like a novel approach to me.

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