Nobody Pays for FOSS, So Let's Force Them: Seldo's Provocative Open Source Essay
Muhammad523 · hn · 2026-09-21
seldo's new essay tackles the chronic underfunding of FOSS: open source powers the world, including big companies, yet maintainers earn almost nothing. Instead of relying on donations and goodwill, the piece argues for mechanisms that force commercial users to pay. The HN discussion debates license enforceability, sustainability models, and where coercion crosses ethical lines.
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