When software depends on a project thanklessly maintained by a random guy in Nebraska, is open source sustainable? [Tue May 11 2021]

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When software depends on a project thanklessly maintained by a random guy in Nebraska, is open source sustainable?

Much of the OSS world is critically underfunded yet critically important

 
 

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When software depends on a project thanklessly maintained by a random guy in Nebraska, is open source sustainable?

Much of the OSS world is critically underfunded yet critically important

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