Open Source is a Gift Economy
Open Source is not a market economy but a gift economy. In this talk I will define the two and explain the difference between subsidizing and sustaining Open Source. I will discuss how Open Source functions internally as well as how it interfaces with the market economy external to it. I will present practical advice on funding Open Source projects and I will introduce the Open Source Pledge and the Open Source Endowment.
There are many ways to subsidize Open Source projects.
New initiatives aim to sustain Open Source.
Which track are you applying for?
Chad Whitacre
Chad is well known for the Open Source Pledge initiative, with more than 2 million USD pledged to pay open source maintainers. Conversations around sustainability of FOSS are good to have in the conference. This talk is expected to serve as a primer. This has been discussed and approved as an invited talk.