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Any particular reason he points to Zig as a template for supporting/monetizing OSS? Was that just an example? There is the Rust Foundation and many others, no?
by xwowsersx 4y ago
Any particular reason he points to Zig as a template for supporting/monetizing OSS? Was that just an example? There is the Rust Foundation and many others, no? Just curious if Zig was a pioneer in this or if this was just one example of many he could have given.
- kristoff_it 4y agoThe Zig Software Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit foundation entirely sustained by donations (and now a couple support contracts). We pay 3 developers to work full-time and also offer a pool of hours that other core contributors can bill the foundation when they do Zig work. As far as I'm aware, not all foundations pay their core contributors, including the Rust Foundation. On top of that, we don't have any big tech company in our board of directors and never will, this is another difference with the Rust Foundation (and many others).
- xwowsersx 4y agoGot it, thanks for the reply. I assumed he did mention Zig for a specific reason. This is exactly what I wanted to know. Thanks for the info.