The author, Paul Dix, argues that the open source community needs to accept the reality that developing and sustaining open source software requires ongoing investment, which must be subsidized by a business or other successful entity. He suggests that this can be achieved through various models, including open core, where a company produces an open source project and then creates proprietary software around it, generating revenue that supports continued development of the open source component. Dix also notes that some companies, like Facebook and Google, produce significant open source projects primarily subsidized by their successful advertising businesses, while others, like Matt Klein's Envoy project, rely on sponsorship from a single large company. The author defends RedisLabs' decision to license certain enterprise modules under a new license, which will prohibit them from being used freely by hosting providers and other software makers that profit directly from them, arguing that it makes sense for the business and ensures the longevity of the open source Redis project. Dix also emphasizes the importance of understanding the motives of organizations driving open source projects and notes that the community should take a deep breath and think about the realities of OSS development, which requires people's time, effort, and passion.