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TDF board works without compensation. TDF was set up as a German charity in a way that it can not operate like a full-blown software company. It has a staff of
by buovjaga 6y ago
TDF board works without compensation.
TDF was set up as a German charity in a way that it can not operate like a full-blown software company. It has a staff of 11 (some part time like me).
TDF is funding development constantly by contracting out work. Budget item proposals for this year: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Development/Budget2021 https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Development/Budget2021
TDF ledgers are public: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/TDF/Ledgers https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/TDF/Ledgers
Annual reports are also produced as required by German law: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2020/08/10/tdf-annual-report-2019/ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2020/08/10/tdf-annu...
- 2Gkashmiri 6y agowhy? why was this set up in this particular way that >that it can not operate like a full-blown software company why? isnt mozilla working just fine as a software company run on donations? why is libreoffice dependent on 70% development commits by collabora? this model has clearly not worked in the interest of community so why is TDF even pretending to be someone they are not? contract work is not same as full time employees. why this pretence?
- buovjaga 6y agoI think the reasoning becomes apparent when considering the environment and situation that TDF was created in. Refer to the history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Document_Foundation#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Document_Foundation#Histor... In a delicate situation like that, don't you think it would have been rather brazen to go for a Mozilla Corporation type of model?