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Open source doesn't necessarily mean free

There are actually tons of companies that do this, and it's a great business model that works well for everybody.

Oh no! They lost your $0.00!

Exactly. It's really having your cake and eating it too.

They need to choose between: 1) If you're gonna raise money, then release all your work for free. No "premium" icons. 2) If you're gonna have a freemium-premium model, then don't have a fundraiser and get others to underwrite your risks.