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How companies are sponsoring OSS (Interview)

The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source

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How Much Should I Give to Open Source Infrastructure?

Companies should think about investing in their open source infrastructure as a fraction of revenue rather than per month or whatever they can get away with. I do think it's reasonable to shift from that position to thinking about the same way you think about developer seat licensing, like how much are you paying for compliance tooling? How much are youpaying for developer tooling? And set an amount relative to those that you feel comfortable with within your own organization.

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