Open source funding remains broken because volunteer burnout solves nothing

Developers shoulder enormous labor maintaining infrastructure that corporations exploit freely Corporate sponsors prioritize features that serve their bottom line over community needs Grants arrive tied to specific deliverables that fragment developer attention and undermine long-term sustainability The model expects passion to substitute for rent money and healthcare Only organized developer collectives can demand fair compensation for essential digital labor

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What would it take to build a union that protects open source maintainers from exploitation?