@webbopWebber-e-bop @Research_FTWHelen LH

I should add something to this, to make it a more fair assessment.

The FOSS movement as it stands today is inherently unsustainable. A dangerous burnout zone for those seeking income here. See the unbalance in this article:

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Harvard-study-Open-source-has-an-economic-value-of-8-8-trillion-dollars-10322643.html

If we take out the people having the privilege of time and money, what options does a person who wants to earn their living with Free Software have, roughly speaking?

1. Donations, sponsors, grants.
2. Dabble in FOSS as side-quest to a job.
3. Attempt "regular business practices".

1) isn't really sustainable as is proven time and again, 2) isn't earning a living with FOSS really, and 3) is the only option that is left. We all live under hypercapitalism and here is where our sustenance must come from.

Linux Foundation not only follows 3) but also focuses on 'professional packaging' of FOSS such that corporations are prepared to pay decent prices for it.

Different perspective. But with money, greed creeps in too.