Individually, a maintainer of a popular library has no leverage. Collectively, a group of them can offer companies a single contract covering response times, security fixes and long-term support. The first such collective has signed its first corporate customers.
How it works
Companies pay the collective; the collective pays maintainers for defined work. Projects keep their licences and governance. The founders say the goal is not to change open source but to make the money flow to the people doing the work.
Key takeaways
- Single contract covers dozens of projects
- Maintainers are paid for defined support work
- Licences and governance stay unchanged
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