alt Hacker NewsWe already have trouble with people maintaining open source projects without getting paid, now you want people to pay for the privilege to participate in free work?
We already have trouble with people maintaining open source projects without getting paid, now you want people to pay for the privilege to participate in free work?
It's a bond not a fee. If the maintainer feels that it's spam, they keep the bond. If they feel like it's not, they leave it.