Companies sponsoring OSS
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from Hiring Conditions at Shiguredo
/emoji/twitter.icon It's great because companies are only seen as having a "good image" when they sponsor OSS developers. If the developers of the OSS you use are recruiting sponsors on GitHub, it's a good idea to jump on board.
@(Translation) What Makes Trello Different by Joel Spolsky(Translation) What Makes Trello Different by Joel Spolsky.icon April 21, 2021
GitHub Sponsors
/emoji/twitter.icon Companies sponsoring are expecting "advertising and publicity" effects, so I think it's a good idea for OSS developers to prepare a corporate sponsor slot. A plan to put the company name or logo on the README or website. This is quite significant.
@(Translation) What Makes Trello Different by Joel Spolsky(Translation) What Makes Trello Different by Joel Spolsky.icon September 17, 2021
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@(Translation) What Makes Trello Different by Joel Spolsky(Translation) What Makes Trello Different by Joel Spolsky.icon September 17, 2021
The Meaning of Corporate Sponsorship and Disaster Relief Donations for OSS in Companies
The Meaning of Corporate Sponsorship and Disaster Relief Donations for OSS in Companies - V - Medium(Translation) What Makes Trello Different by Joel Spolsky.icon
Summary
Shiguredo contributes financially to the OSS they use.
["At Shiguredo, we sponsor the developers of documentation tools Sphinx, HTTP clients/servers for Erlang/OTP, and AsmJit, as well as Let's Encrypt, Erlang Ecosystem Foundation, and OpenSSL. All of these are OSS that Shiguredo uses.]
Appeal to people who sympathize with Shiguredo's corporate policy.
"I think the effect of self-promotion through sponsorship or donations is tremendous. I think it's more effective than marketing through poor technical publicity. It's cost-effective because you can promote yourself just by paying money."
There is no need to hoard cash in the company.