RFC: Beyond donations (not working, whatever reason) - make users pay for maintained open source firmware

[tlaurion]

Proven way forward is to make users pay for open source.

• https://futo.tech/blog/shifting-perspectives-on-open-source
• https://futo.tech/blog/beyond-donations

links recommended by @pietrushnic to change my free tier mindset; arriving to the point I cannot dismiss/deny/live in another multiverse.

Against/amends #2166 #2027 if not probable (not usage of word probable, proven in history and posterity see https://opencollective.com/insurgo/transactions

[tlaurion]

You don't want to pay? why?

Would you rather instead

• pay per feature
• pay per update
• pay per fix
• pay for everything flat fee/subscriptions ?

Free as free beer doens't exist sorry. Woould you do your 9-5 free? Why would I? Because you don't know me? Well. I might as well just disappear then what?

[Thrilleratplay]

@tlaurion I think you should start tracking where your time goes. From my perspective, a large amount of your time goes to answering questions that are already answered in the wiki from people who need their hand held through the process. However, that may not be where most of your time goes and therefore I do not know what to suggest.

Other than that, I think you should also consider consultation fees.