This is the exact thing that I've been working on for the last year and a half. The biggest hurdle is actually handling the flow of money.
Because, unlike say Kickstarter/Patreon, where the money goes to a single entity/person, open source collaborations tend to be distributed and dynamic. So you effectively need to build a payments company and handle all of the headache that goes along with it.
But, having said that, I very much believe that something like this is needed — and thus why I'm still persevering with the project. Happy to chat further if cperciva/others are interested.
Because, unlike say Kickstarter/Patreon, where the money goes to a single entity/person, open source collaborations tend to be distributed and dynamic. So you effectively need to build a payments company and handle all of the headache that goes along with it.
But, having said that, I very much believe that something like this is needed — and thus why I'm still persevering with the project. Happy to chat further if cperciva/others are interested.