npmx launched today, and witnessing its incredible development journey has taught me a lot about what I’m calling the collaboration feedback loops of successful Open Source projects — patterns where every contribution to a project makes fut…
Why? The world depends on Open Source software. We're here to prevent burnout and reduce risk in the software supply chain. Our Members have paid maintainers over the last year, and $6,179,498 since launch. The Open Source Initiative suppor…
This page is a resource for Open Source Pledge members, ecosystem partners, and advocates. The Pledge aims to upend the status quo in OSS, and establish the norm that companies who derive massive value from free software should also meaning…
This page contains instructions for companies that would like to become a member of the Open Source Pledge by paying Open Source maintainers. Feel free to open an issue or schedule a call if you have any questions. Note that only cash payme…
Open Source Pledge is a group of companies with a shared commitment to paying the maintainers of the Open Source software we all consume. Our goal is to establish a new social norm in the tech industry of companies paying Open Source mainta…
Open Source economics are broken, and AI is rapidly accelerating the crisis. Adam Wathan and his team built one of the most popular Open Source projects on the planet, Tailwind CSS, and their business model around it disappeared overnight b…
The Pydantic Stack gives developers visibility to stay in flow, from local to production, from AI to API. Pydantic Validation is the most widely used data validation library for Python—downloaded millions of times daily by thousands of deve…
Placing member badges on your website is a way to show visitors that you care about Open Source, that your commitment to Open Source is serious, and that you've put your money where your mouth is. It also helps show potential employees who
Why? The world depends on Open Source software. We're here to prevent burnout and reduce risk in the software supply chain. Our Members have paid maintainers over the last year, and $6,279,498 since launch. The Open Source Initiative suppor…
Join the companies pioneering Open Source sustainability. This page aggregates open job postings from our member companies, so that you can find a job at a company that matches your values. Want to play a big part in a small team aiming to
See what lovely folks across the Open Source ecosystem have to say about the Pledge. The Open Source Initiative supports the Open Source Pledge. By taking the Pledge, companies have one more instrument to commit to supporting an ecosystem o…
In October 2024, it emerged that WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg has extensive power over the entire WordPress ecosystem, which 43% of all websites on the internet run on. When he exercised this power by seizing control of code that run…