Another FOSS project, proving that it’s not viable to earn enough money to sustain itself. Most users using FOSS software never donate/pays for the Project, Nor do they want ads in those softwares or might use adblockers to block ads on those softwares and when the software finally either shuts down or go proprietary, makes shocked pickachoo face. Some then even have audacity to harass developers online. If the product is really essential, they may still use any tool in their disposal to block the software from making money. I think it’s a high time where people in FOSS community should understand that money is required for regular development and maintainance of a software and support their favourite projects with monetary support . Yes, some people may start FOSS projects as hobby projects, unless those projects really have some pretty cool way of earning money, the project is not something to be relied on as it can be EOL anytime as most open source software comes with no warranty nor the developer owes anything to anyone when they have an open source software.
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