Hi, Thanks for raising this subject!
On Mon, Oct 14, 2024 at 04:26:52PM +0200, Vesna Manojlovic @ RIPE.net wrote: > 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" : > > > If you’re an employee, tell your company to pay the maintainers of 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? I am very happy this is now making it to the agenda. > 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)... ). Just one data point: I am a volunteer member of the Debian project, and at $dayjob, as a system administrator, I made it happen we are now paying https://www.freexian.com/ and using their ELTS support: we get security patches from Freexian for the older part of our Debian GNU/Linux server fleet. This is one way to make maintenance on Free Software more sustainable. HTH! Bye, Joost ----- To unsubscribe from this mailing list or change your subscription options, please visit: https://mailman.ripe.net/mailman3/lists/opensource-wg.ripe.net/ As we have migrated to Mailman 3, you will need to create an account with the email matching your subscription before you can change your settings. More details at: https://www.ripe.net/membership/mail/mailman-3-migration/
