Funding open-source software without compromising it

The blog post discusses the challenges of funding open-source software without compromising its integrity. It explores different strategies, including donations, side businesses, and grants, each with their drawbacks. The author proposes a model with a dual-repository approach where a truly open-source product has a private repository only accessible to financial supporters, allowing for occasional public updates. The post offers insights from personal experiences in attempting to fund the development of an open-source project.