Re:Open source isn't a tip jar – it's time to charge for access
by jmclnx on Wednesday March 25, 2026 @09:18AM
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When looking at the OpenBSD Foundation list of donors, I can see Microsoft has giving a decent amount to OpenBSD over the years. I assume for use of OpenSSH. I have to give MS credit for this.
Now for a different company, IBM is completely missing and they use OpenSSH everywhere, even on AIX. And now it is even more glaring since they own Red Hat.
Yes this is a small "survey", but it shows not all large companies donates to projects that are really critical to their products.
So yes, at the very least, if your company depends upon a Open Source Project, you should throw a bit over the wall :)
Now for a different company, IBM is completely missing and they use OpenSSH everywhere, even on AIX. And now it is even more glaring since they own Red Hat.
Yes this is a small "survey", but it shows not all large companies donates to projects that are really critical to their products.
So yes, at the very least, if your company depends upon a Open Source Project, you should throw a bit over the wall :)