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But would you say that Ardour is an exception and not the norm? From what I can remember, it's not like you didn't struggle with making Ardour (see [1]) a profitable business. In fact I vaguely remember that at one point you were seriously considering abandoning the project for financial reasons right?

[1] https://discourse.ardour.org/t/another-month-missing-the-fin...

>>coffee+(OP)
That was just as the turnaround began, in fact. That particular period was difficult because it was preceded by significant income from commercial sponsors. Dealing with an 80% income reduction wasn't that easy, psychologically, even if the previous situation had barely lasted a year.