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Maybe for the short term, but there is software you use every day, for years. Some android apps I have been using since 2014.
Reverse question: would you maintain a program that you wrote 11 years ago if it wasn't making you money?
I do that, so I can say “yes” with conviction.
Open source, I assume? Extremely laudable and I hope you don't have to make big financial compromises for that.
Yes, and I feel pretty privileged that I can make a living with stuff like that instead of making money for some heartless corporation that doesn't ultimately care about anything except for money.