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EXANTE: Stop treating open source as a hobby, fund it like infrastructure
EXANTE criticizes the chronic underfunding of widely used open source projects, arguing they are treated as hobbies rather than critical infrastructure. Many essential tools lack sustainable financial support because they are not flashy enough to attract investment. The firm calls for a shift in mindset to ensure the long-term health of the open source ecosystem.
Meridian48 take
The critique is valid, but the real challenge is creating funding models that work for both maintainers and the corporations that depend on them.
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‘Stop calling it a hobby and start treating it as infrastructure’: EXANTE calls out the underfunding of widely used open source projects →
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