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That'd actually be a really cool pledge to make as a company. Sorta like the 1% for the planet initiative, but something similar to pledge a slice of profits or
by famousactress 14y ago
That'd actually be a really cool pledge to make as a company. Sorta like the 1% for the planet initiative, but something similar to pledge a slice of profits or revenue, or exit-event-cash to the OSS projects you depended on most.
- d503 14y agoA few companies do actually, including DuckDuckGo and Tarsnap. http://fosstithe.org/ http://fosstithe.org/ http://www.gabrielweinberg.com/blog/2010/11/help-me-start-a-foss-tithing-movement.html http://www.gabrielweinberg.com/blog/2010/11/help-me-start-a-...
- pasbesoin 14y agoI recall the story of Yahoo giving Larry Wall enough pre-IPO stock that they effectively paid his daughter's way through college. Umm... http://www.salon.com/1998/10/13/feature_269/ http://www.salon.com/1998/10/13/feature_269/