It works for products, but it doesn't work well for libraries, frameworks, dev tools, and the like.

That is why we need to create an open-source ecosystem where projects that get paid redistribute to their dependencies. I have in mind 2 OSS ecosystems: open-source-economy.com and tea.xyz

This blog article, for example, explains how a bounty system could be beneficial for the whole ecosystem: https://www.open-source-economy.com/blog/make-open-source-fi...

I would be very curious to hear what you are thinking about those two projects. Spoiler: they are both in the early stage - and both use blockchain.

More on this in a future post. Happy to read more about your vision!