Sponsorware is a new concept to make money by working on free open source software. This article explains why it doesn't work for most developers.

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Sponsorware is a new concept to make money by working on free, open-source software. By doing Sponsorware, you only release a new library or framework for free when you reach a certain amount of GitHub sponsors. Caleb Porzio introduced this concept, and he is using it quite successfully for his open source work.

Why Sponsorware is not the answer to monetize open source