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Join the Pledge

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1. Pay

Pay $2,000 per full-time equivalent developer on staff directly to any Open Source maintainers orfoundationsof your choice, keeping in mind to meetour guidelines. Of course, this includes any payments you've already made this year.

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2. Publish

Publish a post on your company website, detailing the payments your company has made in the past year. This post can be short and sweet — check out posts bySentryorAstral.

A post should include the year, your developer count, total paid, and payment breakdown, like so:

Example post

Today, we're joining the Open Source Pledge. In 2026, we had14 developers on our team and paid $30,000 to Open Source maintainers:

  • $10,000 to foo
  • $10,000 to bar
  • $5,000 to baz
  • $2,500 to quux
  • $2,500 to qux
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3. Promote

Let us know you'd like to join, by creating aGitHub issue that includes:
  • A link to your post.
  • A short (<600 character) description of your company, including why you're joining.
  • Your branding materials — SVG strongly preferred!

You'll then officially be a member — your company and reports will show up onour website, and you'll be entitled to use thePledge Member logoon your website and marketing materials.

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4. Renew

To remain a member, you should publish a new post at some point each year, and let us know about it.

Questions?

Feel free toopen an issue or email Vlad.