# LibreTime Development Priorities

**URL:** <https://discourse.libretime.org/t/libretime-development-priorities/51>\
**Category:** Dev Talk\
**Created:** [November 13, 2017, 2:22pm UTC](https://discourse.libretime.org/t/libretime-development-priorities/51 "2017-11-13T14:22:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![robbt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.libretime.org/robbt/32/15_2.png) [@robbt](https://discourse.libretime.org/u/robbt)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2018, 12:21pm UTC](https://discourse.libretime.org/t/libretime-development-priorities/51/9 "2018-07-31T12:21:39Z")

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Well the issue here is, sustainability simply means that the product continues to exist. As more and more people are finding and using it I don’t think we can say it is unsustainable. It is unclear as to whether a paid project would be sustainable because that would require a certain amount of consistent funding over a long period of time. If we were to go forward with creating an OpenCollective it is unclear where the donations to fund it would come from as LibreTime is a niche product and it is primarily used by broadcasters with limited budgets.

I appreciate the enthusiasm but I don’t think @hairmare has much available time as he already I believe has a full-time job and my ability to focus on the project is rather limited as well for the immediate future.

So without dismissing this entirely I think that we should test the water so to speak and without coming up with a grand plan to build a paid development team a next step would be to setup a process for taking donations and distributing them to developers who are contributing and can use the funds. OpenCollective could be a way to pursue this. I also have a 501c3 non-profit I am involved in that could help facilitate some of this.

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