Dear Open Source: let’s do a better job of asking for money - React Flow
It’s common knowledge that many open source projects are underfunded. We think one reason for this is that the open source world is doing a bad job of asking for the money that it deserves. By telling the right organizations exactly why and how we want them to financially support our work, OSS projects can be compensated for more fairly, and result in a healthier open source ecosystem.
27 February 2023 Dear Open Source: let’s do a better job of asking for money John Robb Community Manager It’s common knowledge that many open source projects are underfunded. We think one reason for this is that the open source world is doing a bad job of asking for the money that it deserves. By telling the right organizations exactly why and how we want them to financially support our work, OSS projects can be compensated for more fairly, and result in a healthier open source ecosystem. We maintain React Flow , an open source library for making node-based UIs. Our story developed in a simila
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