Merged. Thanks. > On Jan 16, 2026, at 1:18 PM, Jarek Potiuk <[email protected]> wrote: > > I still think there are my points about contractors vs. employees > difference. currently even the description of "employee" compares it to > "working on internal projects" and there is mention about "dedicating > employee time", but I really think (and know - not only from my experience) > that there are many people working as "contractors" on open-source project > which is different that "employment", so at least we should mention it > because it's not "supporting/sponsoring" - it's contracting with people > who contribute - not only maintainers like me - but also regular > contributors. > > For example Google contracts with EPAM (and used to contract with Polidea) > - and we were not Google Employees then (yet obviously those contracts make > Google much more visible in the community and their needs better addressed). > > I proposed - really really minimal changes to make that option visible now > - without changing the structure of the proposed documents (see my 3 last > suggestions). > > > J. > > > On Fri, Jan 16, 2026 at 5:29 PM Rich Bowen <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Ok, folks, I think I’m ready to call this RC0. I *think* I’ve addressed >> all of the comments already made on the PR, although perhaps not in exactly >> the ways suggested. >> >> I think that this is ready to publish. Note that it is *NOT* yet linked >> anywhere in the navigation, or from any pages, but it would be accessible >> by the tags navigation if someone went looking. >> >> It’s definitely not perfect yet, but once it’s merged (if folks are >> willing) then it would be more fair game for anyone to modify/enhance it >> and not seen as just mine. >> >> So, what do you think? >> >> https://github.com/apache/comdev-site/pull/216 >> >> (And, yes, despite some helpful comments on Slack about how to stage the >> site for preview, I have still been unsuccessful in getting that to happen. >> Apologies. The Git/GitHub magic to get that pushed to a preview/* branch is >> somehow evading me. >> >>> On Dec 29, 2025, at 4:55 PM, Rich Bowen <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I’ve been thinking a lot over the last few years about making more >> persuasive, pragmatic arguments as to why companies should engage in ASF >> projects in meaningful ways. Rather than just a bug fix or feature here or >> there, to think strategically about long-term engagement in projects, >> earning trust and influence over the road map, and financially supporting >> the project and the foundation. >>> >>> I’ve started a rough draft here: >> https://github.com/apache/comdev-site/pull/216 >>> >>> (You can have a look by switching your git clone to this branch (`git >> checkout rbowen-company-involvement`), running the site locally (`sh >> run-local.sh`), and loading http://localhost:1313/companies/ in your >> browser. >>> >>> Your input is welcome. >>> >>> The goal here is to encourage companies to think about how, and why, >> they participate in ASF projects, and to do so in ways that respect vendor >> neutrality and project brands. But also not to duplicate content that is >> already elsewhere on our various websites — so links are greatly preferred >> over voluminous prose. >>> >>> Please note that it’s not done yet, so your diffs may quickly become >> outdated. I’m still drafting. But I hope to have a first draft done by the >> end of this week. >>> >>> — >>> Rich Bowen >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> — >> Rich Bowen >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> >>
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