The author of open source also has a life problem

At the beginning of the year, the author of faker.js got angry and deleted the source code, which caused a lot of discussion.Why delete it?There is only one reason, maintenance consumes energy, many people use it, but there is no income.This is indeed a problem.

There are generally three types of open source work:

• Fund or corporate sponsorship.In this way, the personnel involved in the development can be full-time and do not have to worry about life problems.
• Enterprise open source.Some of the work of the enterprise is open source, to gain fame and to lead the trend.
• Personal open source.Such as personal interests, or work records.In this case, if the workload is small, it is OK; if the workload is large, it will cause problems: too much energy is invested, and there is no income, which affects work life.

In my opinion:

• Enterprises should find ways to acquire open source projects that are heavily used.After the acquisition, continue to open source, basic functions are free, and advanced functions are charged.
• For open source that invests too much effort, the author should clarify the charging method (for enterprises).It's not shameful and honorable to charge for what you can do.
• Open source funds must be protected from theft by certain companies.