I donate to one project, but I think you're right about needing to feel close to the project. I think more important than that to me is feeling like I know who the people are that are working on the project, and it's kinda hard to know people when your only interaction is typically through pull requests. The project I donate to is also incredibly transparent about where the money is going which helps.
Is it common for companies to donate to open source projects? There's a lot more money there than with individual users, and I know loads of tech companies are making use of an open source project or two.
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Well, some companies do donate to open source projects. I think it becomes more widespread. For example, Discourse donated to open source projects they depend on blog.discourse.org/2017/12/discour... But it's not a typical company, I would say.
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I donate to one project, but I think you're right about needing to feel close to the project. I think more important than that to me is feeling like I know who the people are that are working on the project, and it's kinda hard to know people when your only interaction is typically through pull requests. The project I donate to is also incredibly transparent about where the money is going which helps.
Is it common for companies to donate to open source projects? There's a lot more money there than with individual users, and I know loads of tech companies are making use of an open source project or two.
Well, some companies do donate to open source projects. I think it becomes more widespread. For example, Discourse donated to open source projects they depend on blog.discourse.org/2017/12/discour... But it's not a typical company, I would say.