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| | ayende.com

[AI summary] The text discusses various business models for open-source software (OSS), including support, open core, N versions back, and dual licensing with viral licenses. It highlights the challenges of monetizing OSS projects, such as the need to balance free access with revenue generation. The author shares their experience with OSS projects and outlines different strategies like labor of love, donations, sponsorships, and consulting. Additionally, the text mentions specific examples like Red Hat, GitLab, and MySQL, and touches on the limitations of traditional licensing models in the face of new deployment models like SaaS.
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| | alpha-omega.dev

[AI summary] This article details the recipients of various grant programs focused on enhancing security, infrastructure, and development practices in open source and programming communities.
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| | blog.gitbutler.com

A GitHub founder's musings on the past, present and future of large groups of people collaborating on software in awesome ways.
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| | ntietz.com

[AI summary] This blog post explores the significance of open source licenses, particularly the AGPL and copyleft licenses, and how they reflect the values of developers and the open source community.
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