Open Source works best when use and maintenance are tightly connected.
The Open Source Maintenance Fee restores that connection. Organizations that rely on projects help fund the people maintaining them. The source stays open, the rules stay simple, and maintainers get paid to keep projects healthy.
Simple
Look at the Open Source Projects you depend on. Pay the maintenance fee for each of them.
Sensible
The maintenance fee is a small, predictable cost. It is not a support contract and not a license fee.
Sustainable
Maintenance fees go directly to the people maintaining the projects. That creates a tight feedback loop between real use and real maintenance.
Are you an Open Source Maintainer?
If you maintain an open source project, see why adding a maintenance fee can make it sustainable.
