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title: >
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Why your company should contribute to open-source software
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pubDate: 2023-11-03
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permalink: >-
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archive/2023/11/03/why-your-company-should-contribute-to-open-source-software
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tags:
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- software-development
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- open-source
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I've always thought companies should contribute to open-source software.
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Whether it's financial or contributing time, if companies use free, open-source software (and especially if they're directly making money from it).
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Contributing to the software you use will improve the software, whether adding new features, fixing a bug, or contributing translations.
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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.
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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.
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## Here's the thing...
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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.
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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.
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If your company can contribute to open-source, I'd encourage them to do so and help support open-source software projects and communities.
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