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Forty Nine

Today I turn 49. A lot has improved in the last year. So, as is tradition, let's take this time on my birthday to review it.

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Open Source Maintenance Fee v1.1

Since it's release almost a year ago now, I've been collecting feedback on the Open Source Maintenance Fee. Earlier this week, I integrated a piece of feedback that deserved to bump the version number. Let's talk about the change that produced OSMF v1.1.

Open Source Maintenance Fee logo

We don't use Tailwind CSS at FireGiant, but I can't stop thinking about it. As a CEO responsible for keeping the lights on, and as a long-time Open Source maintainer, the situation is uncomfortably familiar. What does it mean that Tailwind is so popular and still unsustainable?

Tailwind CSS with Open Source Maintenance Fee logo
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Wow, inbox zero again. I guess it is time to go write an email...

inbox zero

It's been a bit over a month since the Open Source Maintenance Fee was introduced into the WiX Toolset. So, let's take a moment to check in and see how things are going.

Open Source Maintenance Fee logo

A few of you have asked so I'm very excited to share that the Deployment Dojo is coming back for Season 2. In fact, the show was so successful, it was picked up by FireGiant and is moving to the FireGiant channel. Let's talk about it.

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Introducing the Open Source Maintenance Fee

Today I'm launching an idea three years in the making. The Open Source Maintenance Fee tackles the sustainablity problem by charging a small fee for use of an Open Source Project. What? Why? How? All answered in more detail below.