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master fading 100x

[assperro @alpha1065]

We saw what npm did for @izs (over 100k in fees). It’s time to pay respects to the backbone of macOS. The missing package manager. Every single Linux/macOS dev uses it. Every setup script starts with it. For the legend @mxcl. 📷 $BREW

[Max Howell @mxcl]

Web2 was built on Open Source. I created Homebrew, used by almost every web2 company… yet the most compensation I ever received was a (literal) “thank you for Homebrew” blanket from Google one cold winter.

PromiseKit, another project I created, was once used by over 100,000 apps including McDonalds—but I never even got so much as a Big Mac.

Open Source has a solvable sustainability problem. There’s a huge imbalance in those who gain from it versus those who build it. This imbalance could be both its problem and its solution.

The numbers work out: we don’t need much from every consumer of open source; we only need most of them to participate.

Which is why I’ve spent the last two years building @teaprotocol. At tea we strive to transform the perception of open source. Open Source is not charity; it’s fundamental and vital infrastructure that holds up the whole Internet and needs much needed intrinsic support.

With tea protocol both the creators and consumers are rewarded commensurate with the massive importance and value of open source.

Sign up and get ready to join our Incentivized Testnet going live in just 28 days! https://t.co/lYK5uEn5k3

[assperro @alpha1065]

Fee’s have been transferred over to @mxcl $YOINK

[assperro @alpha1065]

He was explicitly asking for funding while leaving 96 SOL unclaimed on $BAGS because he didn't want to claim capital for a project he wasn't focused on. With this new update, we are finally aligning the incentives by pointing those fees to the real venture he’s clearly trying to build, effectively using the legacy volume to fund the actual tech he wanted all along. $YOINK

[assperro @alpha1065]

@mxcl @darrenjr Hey bro @mxcl check your dm’s

[assperro @alpha1065]

@mxcl you already proved the hardest part: people will voluntarily route value to you for work they rely on every day. claiming doesn’t change your relationship w the project — it just buys you time and leverage. no dilution, no board, no pitch decks.

worst case: you ignore it later. best case: you fund the next thing on your own terms.

@shawmakesmagic is right — the money is literally sitting there.

@finnbags can we help make this happen?

[assperro @alpha1065]

Well guys I guess its time for us to raid @mxcl again since hes active and interacting lets try to get him to finally claim his bags.

[assperro @alpha1065]

@cefuli Real af

[assperro @alpha1065]

@imteasingyou @mxcl real af

[assperro @alpha1065]

@mxcl @imteasingyou @izs exactly fucking ask him u dumb fuck nobody holding u back

[assperro @alpha1065]

@mxcl @imteasingyou @izs

[assperro @alpha1065]

@mxcl You need mental help you fkn retard. Stay poor brokie!

[assperro @alpha1065]

@mxcl Bro youre actually a retard and you just proved it lmao thinking everything is a scam

[assperro @alpha1065]

@mxcl @yvessirae You might just be as much as of a retard since you dont wanna claim free money.

[assperro @alpha1065]

@mxcl @VyrntTelecm @SandyofCthulhu Hey @mxcl dont be a retard you have 3k of free funds waiting for you . Check it out here if you think its a retarded scam @BagsApp @finnbags

[assperro @alpha1065]

@mxcl @piersmorgan Hey @mxcl , you mind checking your dm's brother.

[teaser @imteasingyou]

@izs if you’re open to it, would mean a lot if you could share how the community helped you make $100k+ since we launched $npm for you.

@mxcl is in a similar spot with $brew.

@finnbags @BagsApp

[assperro @alpha1065]

Just to make it clear how easy it is on https://t.co/2JZvOMeA5z:

• Go to https://t.co/2JZvOMeA5z
• Click “Sign in with X”
• Open the fund tied to you
• Click Claim

That’s it. Fees are already accruing automatically. No setup, no obligations, just wanted you to know it’s there whenever you want it.

@finnbags @BagsApp

[Max Howell @mxcl]

Getting paid in Crypto is faster and more satisfying.

[assperro @alpha1065]

@mxcl @unusual_whales Fair take on Gates’ strengths vs opinions but this is kind of the broader issue, right?
The people who actually build the infrastructure rarely get credit or upside outside their lane.

[assperro @alpha1065]

Keep pushing. Stay patient. We’re on the right track.

[assperro @alpha1065]

Appreciate everyone holding it down.
Let’s stay patient, stay respectful, and keep the momentum going.

$BREW

[assperro @alpha1065]

This exchange is messy, but the underlying truth isn’t:
we rely on a tiny group of maintainers for critical infrastructure, then act surprised when burnout shows up.

Open source sustainability still isn’t solved.