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Finding #1: About half of maintainers get paid nothing for their work
In early 2021, Tidelift fielded its first-ever comprehensive survey of open source maintainers. Nearly 400 maintainers responded with thoughts about ...
by
Chris Grams
on June 3, 2021
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