The 2021 Tidelift Open Source Maintainer Survey

In early 2021, Tidelift fielded its first-ever comprehensive survey of open source maintainers. Nearly 400 maintainers responded with thoughts about how they fund their work, what they enjoy about being a maintainer, what they don�t like so much, along with a host of other interesting insights. In this survey, we share nine of the most fascinating findings with you, including What percentage of maintainers get paid nothing for their work? How many maintainers have considered quitting? What do you enjoy most about being a maintainer and what do you dislike most?

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