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>>ryanvo+(OP)
What is the business model behind open source projects like bun? How can a company "aquire" it and why does it do that?

In the article they write about the early days

    We raised a $7 million seed round

Why do investors invest into people who build something that they give away for free?

>>TekMol+Xg
Either for a modest return when it sells or as a tax write off when it fails.

>>rglove+th
VCs do not invest for a modest return.