A few ways to make money in FOSS

Drew DeVault shares practical strategies for making money while working on free and open-source software full time. He covers two main paths: getting employed by companies that contribute to FOSS (with a git log trick to find leads), and building a sustainable business around your own FOSS projects. For the latter, he advises against chasing venture capital and instead recommends models like hosted SaaS (without a free tier), open-source consulting, and paid support/development for corporate users. He draws on his own experience running SourceHut as a real-world example.