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Re:Why big corps don't give donations to open-source maintai... by airspeedjangle on Monday April 08, 2024 @09:48PM (#39975584)
It's tedious to accomplish and not common, but it can be done: https://tech.target.com/blog/open-source-fund
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Re:Why big corps don't give donations to open-source maintai... by stackedsax on Tuesday April 09, 2024 @02:19PM (#39982418)
Agreed. Unfortunately uncommon, but can be done.

There are a few more examples in addition to Target over at https://fossfunders.com. There is a spectrum of approaches, but it's encouraging to see some companies willing to give financial support without necessarily expecting support or services in return.

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