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The Unpaid Backbone of Open Source: Solo Maintainers Face Increasing Security Demands (socket.dev)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/opensource

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Solo open source maintainers face burnout and security challenges, with 60% unpaid and 60% considering quitting.

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[–] onlinepersona 6 points 1 month ago

We need a new license that requires payment if the use is commercial. One of the people involved in the coining of the term "open source" is already working on a licence, but maybe another one will be released earlier.

Companies that freeload from open source now should be forced to pay up.

Anti Commercial-AI license