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by QuiCasseRien 325 days ago
being backed by companies which use your product is often the golden ticket to making a living from open source.

think of why someone could pay for something you offer free :

- have some control over you : integrate feature, prioritize you backlog, influence the roadmap...

- have confidence that the project will be maintained and won’t be abandoned

- direct support from the maintainer

- visibility/marketing

- ...

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Thanks for your advice!!!