10th most downloaded Homebrew formula and the maintainer makes ~$600 / month. Not very encouraging for people who are thinking to follow the same path…
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.
Don't shy away from pitching companies you see using your tools to pay (note it's a sales pitch: a "here's actual value you get for your spend", not "support us, it's the moral thing to do")
Thanks for working on open source and good luck with this!
https://formulae.brew.sh/analytics/install/30d/
(That said, your observation is well taken.)
it's 12th now. It was 10th when I wrote this post. GP is just mentioning what I wrote in the blog body.