[gwbas1c]

> In summary, mizu.js is free for open-source and non-commercial projects, while a small contribution is required for commercial closed-source projects to support its development.

That's... weird.

I've evaluated front-end frameworks in the past and considered both free (open source and no cost) against commercial. I can't explain why, but the mandatory donation for commercial use just rubs me the wrong way.

(And don't get me wrong, I've published my own basic HTML templating library here: https://www.npmjs.com/package/pogon.html)

Perhaps I can explain it this way: If I'm doing a hobby/learning project, there's no obstacle to using Mizu. But, if I'm a rank-and-file employee, experimenting, setting up the $1 / month donation is actually a huge obstacle. It's not the cost, it's the actual act of handling money. Furthermore, Mizu will need a lot of paying customers for the monthly donations to actually pay for anything substantial.

Personally, I would think more carefully about how to derive income from Mizu.

[gavmor]

Right, $1 / month is not worth the overhead to enterprise customers. My understanding is that many would rather find a $10,000 / month solution that has all the bells and whistles--and a support contract!

Is there an uncanny valley between free and enterprise--or is that actually a fertile long tail?

[gwbas1c]

> enterprise customers

Even small customers, too. Think of an early startup or small company trying to decide what their stack will be.

The hassle of a $1 / month donation is "more work" than spending $250 / seat for a 1-year contract with some amount of support.

[Aeolun]

Yeah, consider I need to go through a 6 month long process to get my company to purchase it.

I need to really love it to do so (and in the one instance I did) I need to have been able to use it in that corporate setting before that point.