Funding open source development may not be as complicated as you think, by @mjasay https://tek.io/2JzQ1z8 via @techrepublic
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Replying to @mjasay @TechRepublic
This is basically the laissez-faire, "open source is definitionally funded exactly the right amount" position. Companies are already funding open source exactly the amount they feel is correct to safeguard their interests. The market has spoken. *headthump*
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Which, to be clear, opens up all sorts of interesting vistas in terms of arguing that poorly built, unloved projects will attract no corporate interest and die back, creative destruction, etc, etc.
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Except the existence of projects that are both (a) foundational to the rest of the ecosystem and (b) clearly under-resourced relative to their importance (the "infrastructure" in
@nayafia's Roads & Bridges) to the economy.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Is there a clear list of foundational packages that are under-resourced? Besides those typical (incomplete) examples of OpenSSL and cURL? Would be great to have it in one place to explore, likehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/structurally-deficient-bridges/ …
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I know
@jzemlin and the@linuxfoundation are trying to find and fund those projects.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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(yet, I think we still talk about OpenSSL needing more investment...)
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(maybe it's more than funding that's needed?)
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Funding only works if there are knowledgeable, engaged developers working on the project already. During CII discussions we found a number of fundamentally important projects (I remember zlib, I'm sure there are others) who are lacking even that.
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So, cultivating a community of practice around a software package might be part of the investment needed!
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Replying to @_msw_ @realkpfleming and
Interesting idea would be to found a non-profit with dev employees paid to target projects full time. That solves the need for already engaged devs and OSS groups not set up to accept funds directly. A competent full time dev should be productive relatively quickly.
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Replying to @paulwberg @_msw_ and
If OSS infrastructure is primarily funded as charitable by large technology companies, that infrastructure will come to reflect the priorities of those companies. (No money for self hosting options, etc.)
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