<oembed><type>rich</type><version>1.0</version><title>jesterhodl wrote</title><author_name>jesterhodl (npub18s…tz5c3)</author_name><author_url>https://njump.me/npub18s59mqct7se3xkhxr3epkagvuydwtvhpsacj67shrta8eknynegqttz5c3</author_url><provider_name>njump</provider_name><provider_url>https://njump.me</provider_url><html>Imagine grep being funded by salaried devs. It would become a web client with telemetry and garbage collector, written in a nich language and a complex build system.&#xA;&#xA;Like systemd or Google Chrome.&#xA;&#xA;Sad state of affairs:&#xA;1. No funding = passion and user-focus, but unsustainable&#xA;2. Employment = stable, but rot&#xA;3. Funding like core or foundations = professional, but directionless, featurism, detached from userbase, hubris, hidden agendas&#xA;4. Crowdfunding = rarely works, unreliable&#xA;&#xA;What now?</html></oembed>