Nick Taylor 5/13/2025

Funding in Open Source: A Conversation with Chad Whitacre

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This article summarizes a conversation with Chad Whitacre, Head of Open Source at Sentry, about funding models in open source. It covers why open source is a gift economy, the link between burnout and lack of support, and introduces the Open Source Pledge—a framework encouraging companies to allocate $2,000 per developer annually to support the open source projects they depend on.

Funding in Open Source: A Conversation with Chad Whitacre

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