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When open source projects outgrow hobbyist capacity

My open source project has become popular enough that people expect professional-level support but not popular enough to generate any income and I'm trapped in the middle.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Growth without resources creates obligations without options.

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“Where Are You with Open source as philosophy?”

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