Open source isn't a tip jar – it's time to charge for access

Theregister | 26-03-2026 12:05am |

A handful thrive, most scrape by as companies make billions off their code Opinion Time and again, I see people begging for companies with deep pockets to fund open source projects. I mean, after all, they've made billions from this code. You'd think they could support the code's creators and maintainers. It would be only fair, right?...

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