Andrea Grandi • 9/7/2024

Building a healthy and sustainable funding model for open source software

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This article examines how open source software, like Python frameworks and libraries, is funded. It discusses models such as non-profit foundations, corporate sponsorship, independent donations, and venture capital investment, using examples like FastAPI, Pydantic, and Astral. It highlights the sustainability challenges and community debates surrounding these funding approaches.

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