potiuk commented on code in PR #216: URL: https://github.com/apache/comdev-site/pull/216#discussion_r2658330478
########## source/companies/_index.md: ########## @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@ +--- +title: Companies and Open Source +url: /companies/ +tags: ["companies", "business", "navigation"] +--- + +# Companies and Open Source + +All modern digital infrastructure is dependent on open source software. +Companies must think strategically about how they will engage with the +open source projects on which they rely in order to ensure +sustainability, and influence the direction of these projects for the +benefit of their customers. + +## [Benefits to Companies](/companies/benefits.html) + +Active participation in open source projects provides significant strategic and operational benefits to companies, from talent acquisition to technology innovation and market positioning. + + +## Ways to contribute + +There are three primary ways that companies can engage with ASF +projects. Each has costs and benefits that should be carefully +considered. + +<div class="row"> + <!-- Employ --> + <div class="col-md-4"> + +### [Employ Contributors](/companies/employ.html) + +[](/companies/employ.html) + +The most impactful way companies support open source is by employing developers and other professionals who contribute to projects. This includes not just code contributions, but documentation, community management, testing, design, and advocacy work. + </div><!-- End Employ --> + Review Comment: BTW. there are different ways that companies can pay maintainers without entering the employment status -> for example Tidal. GitHub Sponsors (I have been paid a nice one-time sum from Amazon few years back for example - without ever entering any business relationship with Amazon). I think - if we are recognizing "employment" for "individual contributors" - not recognizing all those options (which are different than sponsoring) - would simply miss out on making it a clear and possible option to follow - and for both parties, individuals, and companies. I truly hope that by recognizing it as a "possibility" by the ASF will allow both individuals an companies to pursue it much more "vigorously" - and with more legitimacy. I think having more options to follow that are "OK" is better than less - because it limits a number of cases where people do not want or "can't" enter employment relationship, or by companies that have different budgets and processes for "employees" vs. "contractors". -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected]
