I believe the open source model is untenable.
@pauldix
gave a good overview in his talk so I won't repeat it here:
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I would like to clarify some things with regards to my BoltDB README message.
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It was always implicitly the goal to finish Bolt. There was never going to be a Bolt 2.0. Sometimes software should just be done.
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Posting the message was a way to explicitly state that goal so everyone knew where BoltDB stands.
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I've been MIA from the community for the last year several reasons — depression, health issues, etc — that ultimately turned into burnout.
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@pauldix
Some people (such as
@mperham
) have made independent open source businesses. But that's an exception in this industry.
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@pauldix
@mperham
In my opinion the problem is that there is a mentality of not paying for software.
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@pauldix
@mperham
The number of people offering to pay for BoltDB support vs people complaining about my lack of free support is SHOCKINGLY low.
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@pauldix
@mperham
There are services for accepting money (e.g. Patreon) but that's not the issue. The issue that it's not normal to pay for OSS software.
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@pauldix
@mperham
I believe that
@GitHub
needs to figure out a way to normalize independent open source business.
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@pauldix
@mperham
@github
If
@GitHub
added the ability to sell support plans or priority issues then I believe companies would pay for them.
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@pauldix
@mperham
@github
They can even take a cut off the top and make a killing. It's in their best interest.
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