Denny

"Here are some of the problems I faced when trying to get the UK Government to pay for #OpenSource software, and how you as a maintainer can help make it easier for large organisations to pay you."

https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/03/how-can-governments-pay-open-source-maintainers/

Mar 14 at 1:04pmWeb
Show threadKen MilmoreMar 14
@denny Would it be worth campaigning to set up an open source funding commission of some sort, to distribute payments fairly?
Show threadDennyMar 14

@kbm0 There have been a few efforts along those lines, yeah.

https://oscollective.org is an independent one that still seems to be around.

https://github.com/open-source/sponsors has the benefit (and drawbacks) of being integrated with the best-known code-sharing site.

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