# Balancing Makers and Takers to Scale and Sustain Open Source ![rw-book-cover](https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/static/images/article4.6bc1851654a0.png) ## Metadata - Author: [[Dries Buytaert]] - Full Title: Balancing Makers and Takers to Scale and Sustain Open Source - Category: #articles - URL: https://dri.es/balancing-makers-and-takers-to-scale-and-sustain-open-source ## Highlights help others understand where contribution is needed, what the impact of not contributing is, and why certain behaviors are not fair. most organizations won't care about fairness principles and will only contribute when they have to.