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Re:I'm working on open source full time by pbiggar on Wednesday September 29, 2021 @10:38AM (#28694237)
I wrote a post about this! the problem is not that there is no money, or that they don't want to donate, it's that there isn't a good way for them to donate.

https://medium.com/@paulbiggar/how-to-fund-open-source-8790e...

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Re:I'm working on open source full time by mch82 on Wednesday September 29, 2021 @12:12PM (#28695714)
You’re on target with this. Companies can’t contribute to random OSS on GitHub. In order to receive donations from large corporations (money and/or commits), OSS must be affiliated with a nonprofit that is properly structured and has recognized governance practices in place.

My sense is that a large company prefer, and feel more comfortable, partnering with organizations like the Linux Foundation or Apache Software Foundation.

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