We all indirectly depend on open source software — a public good with a ~$9 trillion value, mainly developed by unpaid volunteers. But without maintenance, it can become dysfunctional or even harmful, and this meme brilliantly outlines the fragility of modern infrastructure.That's why I find it crucial to fund OSS maintainers in a systemic way to efficiently mitigate risks in the software supply chain our world runs on. However, the key current financing solutions do not seem sufficient for this...