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From [1]: > However, Zig Software Foundation will never have big tech companies on the board of directors. We are grateful to Pex, for example, for donating $5
by wyldfire 5y ago
From [1]:
> However, Zig Software Foundation will never have big tech companies on the board of directors. We are grateful to Pex, for example, for donating $5,000/month, even though they have no board seats. Our goal is to maintain independence by keeping the mix of donations balanced among many parties.
Seems relevant given the recent hub-bub over Rust leadership/governance.
Another interesting model is LF and Linus Torvalds. (NS)BDFL who has the best interest of the project in mind, but doesn't seem improperly influenced by LF supporter companies.
[1] https://ziglang.org/news/jakub-konka-hired-full-time/ https://ziglang.org/news/jakub-konka-hired-full-time/
- loeg 5y agoYeah, it's a choice. The Linux Foundation and Rust Foundation are 501(c)(6)s (i.e., business association) non-profit; the FreeBSD Foundation is a 501(c)(3) (charitable) non-profit. Sounds like ZSF is also a 501(c)(3). There are pros and cons to both approaches. I think a large enough ecosystem (e.g., Linux) might benefit from having both types of non-profit organization around.