While I consider myself to be pretty frugal and basically agree with you, if he lives in the bay area 300k is certainly not able to support him 4 years without being seriously frugal. Like, having several roommates and no social life.
An entry level engineer here is easily making 75k plus. Somebody mid level is probably looking at a median income around 125k. That doesn't mean you need that much to live, but as a supporter I don't expect him to live on ramen in the tenderloin.
I want skilled and talented engineers to build OSS products like this. I don't mind paying for that. If all goes well i'll use his product to support my career and make a lot of money. There's enough to go around to properly compensate him for his experience, labor, and vision.
An entry level engineer here is easily making 75k plus. Somebody mid level is probably looking at a median income around 125k. That doesn't mean you need that much to live, but as a supporter I don't expect him to live on ramen in the tenderloin.
I want skilled and talented engineers to build OSS products like this. I don't mind paying for that. If all goes well i'll use his product to support my career and make a lot of money. There's enough to go around to properly compensate him for his experience, labor, and vision.
Just my $0.02