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0 pointsthe_duke7y ago0 comments

Please, show me a list of self-sustaining open source projects that cover developer time and administrative overhead just in donations.

The only one I can think of right now would be Font Awesome 5 (via Kickstarter), which already was a very popular product with big name recognition and had a professionally run Kickstarter.

Pretty much ever open source project only survives because developers donate their own time, or companies allow their developers to do so.

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Drdrdrq7y ago

> The only one I can think of right now would be Font Awesome 5 (via Kickstarter),...

And even there, imho Bob (iirc) from the video was right - I hate font awesome 5, and always install either version 4 or "fork awesome" in my projects.

the_dukeOP7y ago

Why so?

Drdrdrq7y ago

I must thank you for your question, and must (embarrasing as it is) admit I was wrong.

I started a reply stating that one can no longer use <i> elements and must instead include svgs, but then I decided to double check - and found I was wrong all this time... Some minor details have changed, but mostly for the better. Their marketing is a bit annoying too, but that's the price of having a sustainable business model.

I obviously haven't checked version 5 in projects yes, but I guess I should now. So thanks for making me realise my mistake...

astazangasta7y ago

Those, then, would seem to be valid ways to organize such a project. Lord knows there is more than enough volunteer time available to achieve any project - if properly organized.

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Drdrdrq7y ago

> The only one I can think of right now would be Font Awesome 5 (via Kickstarter),...

And even there, imho Bob (iirc) from the video was right - I hate font awesome 5, and always install either version 4 or "fork awesome" in my projects.

the_dukeOP7y ago

Why so?

Drdrdrq7y ago

I must thank you for your question, and must (embarrasing as it is) admit I was wrong.

I obviously haven't checked version 5 in projects yes, but I guess I should now. So thanks for making me realise my mistake...

astazangasta7y ago

Those, then, would seem to be valid ways to organize such a project. Lord knows there is more than enough volunteer time available to achieve any project - if properly organized.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse