A walkthrough of the Node.js Foundation’s base contribution policy.
Growing a contributor base in modern open source
In the Node.js project, new contributors account for ~50% of all contributors per month.
What kind of Software should we fund?
Laurie Voss, who was one of the founder of NPM, the Javascript package repository that is now run by Microsoft, has written a longer post about an idea about how to fund Free Software that I found interesting. It’s worth reading if you have some time and makes good points even though I will critique […]
Open Source Endowment — World's First Endowment Fund for OSS
The Open Source Endowment provides truly sustainable funding for critical open source software through a community-driven endowment model.
AI Contribution Policies
Ready-to-use AI contribution policies for open source projects.
Moving beyond the charity framework
A healthy ecosystem for supporting open source in the long term.
It’s time to rethink Open Source
Why developers give away valuable work for free — and what can be done to take that money back.
Twelve tips for growing communities around your open source project | Ben Balter
Publishing code isn't enough. Twelve practical tips to attract users, welcome contributors, and grow a healthy open source community.
Pippin Williamson on Building a Community Around Your Open Source Project
When Pippin Williamson launched Easy Digital Downloads in early 2012, he could not have predicted the success that the open source project is experiencing today. The core plugin is approaching half…
It's time to pay the maintainers
Or, what Voltron can teach us about improving open source development.
Node.js: The Documentary | An origin story
Why There Will Never Be Another Red Hat: The Economics of Open Source | Andreessen Horowitz
Open source software powers the world’s technology. In the past decade, there has been an inexorable adoption of open source in most aspects of computing. Without open source, Facebook, Google, Amazon, and nearly every other modern technology company would not exist. Thanks to an amazing community of innovative, top-notch programmers, open source has become the...
Open Source Resistance
A direct-action manifesto for maintainers keeping open source alive on company time.
We just launched the Open Source Endowment, the first endowment dedicated to supporting Open Source maintainers, with $693,000 raised already. The world depends on Open Source, but making our ecosystem sustainable is a complex task. I hope that, with community consultation, the Endowment can help 🙏
A VC and some big-name programmers are trying to solve open source's funding problem, permanently | TechCrunch
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