Open source people don't know how to market themselves, and those who do are accused of exploiting FOSS for - GASP! - personal gains.
If every owner of every semi-important open source project set up a business license with support they would not only make money, but they could also leave their current job that holds back their development time and make an even better piece of software.
But no, most open source will always be considered as gratis and side-project worthy because the authors themselves treat it as such
If every owner of every semi-important open source project set up a business license with support they would not only make money, but they could also leave their current job that holds back their development time and make an even better piece of software.
But no, most open source will always be considered as gratis and side-project worthy because the authors themselves treat it as such