Re:I'm working on open source full time
by int_19h on Wednesday September 29, 2021 @04:21PM
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Microsoft also pays salary for several people who are core Python contributors, and sponsor PSF and PyCon.
(I'm sure there are similar arrangements for other projects - that's just the stuff I'm familiar with.)
However, Python is an example of a large and prominent OSS product. Generally speaking, stuff like that doesn't struggle to find sponsors. But there are all those countless small OSS projects that get used by for-profit companies without any financial support for their maintenance. There needs to be some arrangement to accommodate those, as well.
(I'm sure there are similar arrangements for other projects - that's just the stuff I'm familiar with.)
However, Python is an example of a large and prominent OSS product. Generally speaking, stuff like that doesn't struggle to find sponsors. But there are all those countless small OSS projects that get used by for-profit companies without any financial support for their maintenance. There needs to be some arrangement to accommodate those, as well.