Posts in sustainability
AI search should sustain open source, not just index it
- Nov 01 2024
- sustainability
Open source funding has been a long standing issue, and something that I have been working on for almost 15 years now. Historically the sustainability model that has worked the best is:
One Percent for Open Source
- Mar 09 2018
- sustainability
The open source ecosystem is the most valuable part of the software industry today. From the programming languages to the web frameworks, the operating system to the cryptography, all software companies today use open source.
Funding Open Source with Marketing Money
- Aug 31 2016
- sustainability
Often times as developers we see funding open source as a charity. We will give our personal money to projects we believe in. If we’re lucky, our company might have a matching program for our donations. This has proven not to be a sustainable way to support open source.
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