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Ask HN: How big does an open-source project need to be for a lifestyle business?

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“The open source software was available completely for free, but compiling it was a hassle, using it was annoying because of a few serious bugs, …”
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Ask HN: How big does an open-source project need to be for a lifestyle business?

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Ask HN: How big does an open-source project need to be for a lifestyle business?

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