If you’re an employee, tell your company to pay the maintainers of
Dear colleagues, last week, "The Open Source Pledge" was launched, supported by 25 companies and 6 large foundations: https://opensourcepledge.com The call is for every organisation that uses & depends on "Open Source software" to *pay* maintainers, (minimum of $2,000 per year per developer at your company) & to self-report annually in a blog post. In addition to "about" pages, https://opensourcepledge.com/about/ There is also a blog post describing the "philosophy" behind it: https://vladh.net/the-philosophy-of-the-open-source-pledge/ ... which ends with this "call to action" : the software it relies on. And if you’re a key decision maker such as a CEO, CFO or CTO? Do the right thing — it will benefit you, your brand, and the ecosystem you live and work in. ... I find it interesting, if a bit North-American-Centric... What are your thought about this approach? Are there any European companies that would join? And do you have other examples of funding FLOSS ? (in addition to the grants from NLNET, NGI, RIPE NCC Sovern Tech Fund (mentioned in the blog)... ). Regards, Vesna Manojlovic Senior Community Builder RIPE NCC