After using a coding agent to study OpenCode and rebuild a version of it from that document, Debamitro set out to test his own claim that open source is a poor way to make money and came away surprised. The post points to organizations that fund themselves well around open source, including the Linux Foundation, Anaconda, and the Zig Software Foundation, which publishes its finances, and presents an interview with Review Board creator Christian Hammond about running a long-lived open source project as a business. Hammond describes funding development through support contracts, the paid Power Pack, sponsored feature work, and the hosted RBCommons service, and the piece treats that mix as evidence that open source projects can sustain paid work without giving up their licenses.
Open Source and Making Money in 2026
After using a coding agent to study OpenCode and rebuild a version of it from that document, Debamitro set out to test his own claim that open source is a poor way to make money and came away surprised. The post points to organizations that fund themselves well around open source, including the Linux Foundation, Anaconda, and the Zig Software Foundation, which publishes its finances, and presents an interview with Review Board creator Christian Hammond about running a long-lived open source project as a business. Hammond describes funding development through support contracts, the paid Power Pack, sponsored feature work, and the hosted RBCommons service, and the piece treats that mix as evidence that open source projects can sustain paid work without giving up their licenses.
Source: Debamitro