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415 points joice | 3 comments | 16 Oct 24 09:02 UTC | HN request time: 0.826s | source

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theragra ◴[16 Oct 24 11:22 UTC] No.41857836[source]▶

Interesting that these kind of things are done by less known companies, not the big names. At least that's my (uninformed) impression.

1. Cthulhu_ ◴[16 Oct 24 11:49 UTC] No.41858011[source]▶

I think any employee in tech should appeal to their employers to donate / contribute to the open source projects they use.

2. ignoramous ◴[16 Oct 24 11:53 UTC] No.41858035[source]▶

Appealing will only get so far in any bureaucratic mess, especially if those responsible for the decision are way above your pay grade.

These companies instead should carve out a matching donation program for employees funding FOSS projects.

3. candiddevmike ◴[16 Oct 24 12:20 UTC] No.41858233[source]▶

Playing devil's advocate/CFO, what value does "the business" receive from this transaction?

FLOSS/fund for free and open source projects