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mihaitodor 2 hours ago

10th most downloaded Homebrew formula and the maintainer makes ~$600 / month. Not very encouraging for people who are thinking to follow the same path…

jdxcode 9 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

$600 was when I was working in a big tech job and while I had a sponsor page I didn't promote it whatsoever. I was surprised people were even willing to give that much given it was obvious I was making good money at my day job.

Now that this is a full time gig for me this has more than quadrupled—this post is a couple of weeks old. Also because I'm offering perks for the first time for people that pitch in. Still not enough to really make a living, but like I said in the post I have a few avenues I am trying out for revenue. I just hope that I can find something that maximizes the time I spend on the OSS tools while being sustainable.

otterley 22 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Mise is number 64, not number 10. Please verify your facts before posting in the future.

https://formulae.brew.sh/analytics/install/30d/

(That said, your observation is well taken.)

jdxcode 15 minutes ago | parent [-]

this is the leaderboard that matters for CLIs: https://formulae.brew.sh/analytics/install-on-request/30d/

it's 12th now. It was 10th when I wrote this post. GP is just mentioning what I wrote in the blog body.

zaphirplane an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

How is that counted ? Is it unique installs or counting updates as well It is very very frequently updated

mihaitodor 25 minutes ago | parent [-]

It doesn’t really matter… My point is that we’re still in a world where such projects are highly unlikely to become sustainable, no matter how popular they get.

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nulltrace an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

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