I've been working on an OSS project called Micro (https://github.com/micro/micro) for over a year now which has seen production use by a number of companies. I was fortunate enough to get an enterprise company to sponsor the OSS development of the project which allows me to work on it full time but I'm now starting to think about long term sustainability and next steps.

I've read about Mike Perham's experiences with Sidekiq and am interested to hear more from the HN community about appropriate business models for OSS as a single developer. I imagine there are countless developers here who would also probably like to hear about ways to build a sustainable business around OSS.

I'm currently thinking about the dual-licensing model that aligns with what Cockroach Labs plan to do https://www.cockroachlabs.com/blog/how-were-building-a-business-to-last/

Please share your thoughts and experiences on the subject.

Cheers Asim