> So, open source projects want to be supported, and companies who rely on open source want to invest in them but there’s a massive pain point:

> In the open source world, formal contracts and partnership agreements don't happen the way they do in the business world.

In a way what OpenCollective offers here is much needed. The OSS world has a really hard time to get funded, while at the same time big tech is thriving upon their works.

Another pain point not mentioned in the article is that big tech corporate world also doesn't like FOSS (copyleft) licenses. They favor permissive licenses, as this is what their empires are built upon.

I fear this funding initiative will favor OSS to the detriment of FOSS. I also feel that OpenCollective - which I found aligned with FOSS principles at the start, hence really attractive - is moving towards raking in the big money now.