Pay your share

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Whether you're a CEO, CFO, CTO, or just a dev, your company surely depends on Open Source software. It's time to pay the maintainers.

Join the Pledge

TL;DR

1
Pay Open Source maintainers

The minimum to participate is $2,000 per year per developer at your company.

2
Self-report annually

Each year, publish a blog post outlining your payments to maintainers.

The Open Source Initiative supports the Open Source Pledge. By taking the Pledge, companies have one more instrument to commit to supporting an ecosystem of maintainers and organizations, ensuring the long-term health of the Open Source projects they rely on.

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Do the right thing, support Open Source