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> Igalia is a private, worker-owned, employee-run cooperative model consultancy focused on open source software. Based in A Coruña, Galicia (Spain), Igalia is k
by capableweb 3y ago
> Igalia is a private, worker-owned, employee-run cooperative model consultancy focused on open source software. Based in A Coruña, Galicia (Spain), Igalia is known for its contributions and commitments to both open-source and open standards. Igalia's primary focus is on open source solutions for a large set of hardware and software platforms centering on browsers, graphics, multimedia, compilers, device drivers, virtualization, embedded Linux, and device drivers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igalia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igalia
https://people.igalia.com/mrego/servo/igalia-servo-tsc-2022/ https://people.igalia.com/mrego/servo/igalia-servo-tsc-2022/
Seemingly, they are funding this work themselves, probably from income from the consultancy.
Edit: Also, seems Igalia received public funding, the latest one in 2022. In Spanish: https://www.igalia.com/public-funding-projects/public-funding-2022.html https://www.igalia.com/public-funding-projects/public-fundin...
- afiori 3y agoFrom what I gathered from a few podcasts it is mostly employee driven championing of priorities and croudfunding
- password4321 3y agoMaybe "this is the way" to fund an alternative browser!
- HyperSane 3y agoI wish most companies were run this way.