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Thanks for the thoughtful question.

This is still day 1, so we honestly don't have an answer if we will get to a point where we can monetize - it's too early to tell. However if we do end up going down that road, I don't think generating revenue and being a good steward of open source is mutually exclusive.

My view is that there is a balance that can exist between open source and building a profitable business that doesn't negatively impact the open source community. Companies that come to mind that I think are striking this balance are PostHog & GitLab.


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peterldowns10/02/2024

Thanks for the reply — to be clear, I understand your answer to be “this is a business but we’re not yet sure how we’ll make money.”

Great work so far; best of luck!