From 444a839c1da26d5fc18896ccb5729b1e83fb3010 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Oliver Davies Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2023 07:43:00 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] daily-email: add 2023-11-03 Why your company should contribute to open-source software --- src/content/daily-email/2023-11-03.md | 28 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+) create mode 100644 src/content/daily-email/2023-11-03.md diff --git a/src/content/daily-email/2023-11-03.md b/src/content/daily-email/2023-11-03.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d4199b0f --- /dev/null +++ b/src/content/daily-email/2023-11-03.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +--- +title: > + Why your company should contribute to open-source software +pubDate: 2023-11-03 +permalink: > + archive/2023/11/03/why-your-company-should-contribute-to-open-source-software +tags: + - software-development + - open-source +--- + +I've always thought companies should contribute to open-source software. + +Whether it's financial or contributing time, if companies use free, open-source software (and especially if they're directly making money from it). + +Contributing to the software you use will improve the software, whether adding new features, fixing a bug, or contributing translations. + +Having contributors to the software is a great way to differentiate your company from the competition, and the knowledge gained from contributing will result in better code for your projects. + +If you organise or sponsor events such as conferences and meetups, you also get exposure from the event and help support the event and community. + +## Here's the thing... + +I've recently pledged to donate a percentage of income from Drupal-related services to the Drupal Association and would like to see others do the same if they can. + +I also sponsor several individuals and organisations on GitHub who build software and create content I use so I get better tools and knowledge for myself and my projects. + +If your company can contribute to open-source, I'd encourage them to do so and help support open-source software projects and communities.