Do you have an open source project or start-up that you want to feature LIVE on the keynote stage at githubuniverse.com? I want to hear from you! Details here on how you can enter and maybe win a trip to San Francisco: gh.io/zerotomerged #ZeroToMergedContest

This is an *excellent* report. I would highly recommend anybody interested -let alone involved- in open source to read it. 👏

If you haven't yet seen Chad's beautiful and moving video on the Open Source sustainability crisis, now's the best time to do so

Want to get paid to talk, code, and talk about coding? Browserbase is hiring for a unique role combining programming, content creation and community building — and you could proudly work for a pioneer that financially supports the Open Source maintainers they depend on. opensourcepledge.com/jobs/

oh... and another thing: @gitbutler.com just renewed their Pledge membership by posting their 2025 report:

I'm working on a report on the causes of burnout in open source software. If you're a part of the OSS community, I would love to hear your thoughts, either here on Bluesky, or privately via email (see post). Thanks 😊 mirandaheath.website/report-on-bu...

We had a psychology researcher write a 37-page report on burnout in Open Source. Blog post soon, join our Slack to read the report now. join.slack.com/t/opensource...

We talked with GitHub co-founder @scottchacon.com about how he fell in love with Open Source, how AI is changing software development, and what he’s building next with @gitbutler.com

Designed these fun postcards for @buttondown.com to have during @djangocon.us this week!

The @opensourcepledge.com is a good way to give visibility for OSS-supporting companies too. And it’s not mutually exclusive: you’re donating to thanks.dev & @github.com sponsors? It counts towards your OSS pledge score 🙌

In episode 3 of Open Path, @chadwhitacre.com wrestles with DHH's statement to Lex Fridman that “There is no crisis!” in Open Source funding. Along the way he has to confront his own doubts if he's really going to grow @opensourcepledge.com. 🍿🤠 www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTcF...

hats off to Astral on recommitting to @opensourcepledge.com and paying even more over the last year than they initially planned. Lots of companies hem, haw, and hand-wring over the future sustainability of OSS, but companies like Astral just GSD 👏👏👏

Exciting to reflect on the the first year of open source funding at Astral — looking forward to another year of growth :) astral.sh/blog/astral-...

Maintainers can't eat code. That's why companies SHOULD (per RFC 2119) join @opensourcepledge.com and #paythemaintainers and not just contribute upstream (which they SHOULD also keep doing!).

Super excited to welcome @sanity.io as the newest Motion sponsor! Sanity have been longtime users of Motion and it's amazing they're helping support its future as a platinum sponsor. Check them out: sanity.io

Another great post from Dries! 👏 “Governments already maintain roads, bridges, and utilities, infrastructure that is essential but not always profitable or exciting for the private sector. Digital infrastructure deserves the same treatment.”

“It wasn’t even moral indignation; it was a sense of confusion: why aren’t we paying someone to help them work full time on this? Isn’t that just an obviously reasonable thing to do?” @jmduke.com re: @opensourcepledge.com Full story: opensourcepledge.com/blog/story-o...

Writer, librarian, podcaster, and all-around amazing person @theinfophile.bsky.social‬ uses Buttondown to cultivate an inclusive community and support system through her newsletter. https://buttondown.com/stories/patricia-elzie-tuttle

When software becomes deprecated, who makes sure it remains usable and secure? It could be you! HeroDevs is looking for a Sr. Software Engineer specialised in Python to join their Never-Ending Support team. You'd be keeping critical technologies running smoothly, forever. opensourcepledge.com/jobs

Fed up with your current newsletter provider? Buttondown offers free migration from any other platform, regardless of your list’s size or complexity — and we’ve never sent a push notification in our history. Join us here: buttondown.com

“Open Source components are foundational for the digital infrastructure we all rely on. But their contributions have not been accompanied by an equal focus on sustaining and investing in them.” Amazing work by @nckgts.bsky.social et al. 👏 Many of the same arguments also apply to joining the Pledge.

[email protected]: VC funding ❌ Multiple pivots ❌ Hiring spree/subsequent RIFs ❌ Stayes lean ✅ Stays focused on building for customers ✅ Deliberate, sustainable growth ✅ Supports Open Source ✅✅✅ Read about Buttondown's atypical path to startup success, one rooted in a philosophy of sustainability🤲

ICYMI: @gregkumparak.bsky.social spoke to Justin from @buttondown.com to tell the very cool story of a business built around the philosophy of sustainability. They don't chase hypergrowth and support the OSS projects that enable their success.

Here’s your chance to work for a company that’s inventing the future of AI agents _and_ Open Source sustainability 👀

[email protected]: VC funding ❌ Multiple pivots ❌ Hiring spree/subsequent RIFs ❌ Stayes lean ✅ Stays focused on building for customers ✅ Deliberate, sustainable growth ✅ Supports Open Source ✅✅✅ Read about Buttondown's atypical path to startup success, one rooted in a philosophy of sustainability🤲

As part of our open source pledge, we financially support our critical dependencies and important projects / initiatives for the web ecosystem.

Love the feeling of finding a reproducible bug? Consider becoming a Developer Relations Lead at Antithesis, a team of bug-finding experts looking for someone to build and nurture a community of developers who believe in fully deterministic property-based testing. opensourcepledge.com/jobs/

For Open Path № 2, I talked to @simonwillison.net, @nedbat.com, and five other maintainers to understand the Open Source burnout crisis from their point of view. The dream? Financial support w/o hoops! Full episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTY-...

Where should @opensourcepledge.com payments go in a company's chart of accounts? @chadwhitacre.com talks to an accountant to find out—the answer could change accounting forever! Side quests to NYC and @pycon.us, in episode 2 of Open Path ... 🍿 🥾 www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTY-...

What serverless mistakes burn budgets? When do you need Functions? What's the difference between App SDK & Sanity Client? Get answers from the devs who built them. 📅 June 26, 09 PT | 12 ET | 5 BST 💬 Event + Q&A in our Discord channel - register below: discord.com/events/13044...

📢 BIG NEWS IF YOU ARE AN OPEN SOURCE MAINTAINER! The HeroDevs Open Source Sustainability Fund is giving $20M to creators shipping secure, high-impact OSS — while we handle legacy. Learn how to apply→ www.herodevs.com/blog-posts/h... #OpenSource #CyberSecurity #EOL #HeroDevs

We have to support Open Source maintainers for our global software ecosystem to be sustainable. Could a community-governed endowment help? Join us and let's find out :)

Did you know that not paying the Open Source maintainers you depend on can end up costing your company money? @vlad.website explains why 👇

Did you know that not paying the Open Source maintainers you depend on can end up costing your company money? @vlad.website explains why 👇

Feels like there's been so much talking (and of course, doc'ing), so little time to post about it! - SustainOSS podcast - Talking and Doc'ing now live on YouTube every week: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... - Next week, new Astro course on Scrimba + my @scrimba.bsky.social -> @astro.build journey!

Smart choice to move to @buttondown.com, they support Open Source 💞✨

Anyone for hockey? Congrats to Pledge member co @prefect.io 👏

GitBook is hiring a Typescript/Node developer to build a platform for publishing beautiful documentation used by millions. You'd be working for a company that pioneers sustainable Open Source by paying the maintainers it depends on. 🙌 opensourcepledge.com/jobs/

Vlad's @altctrl.org talk is such an important argument for paying Open Source maintainers 🙌

We asked @andrewnez.bsky.social and Benjamin Nickolls to tell us about Ecosystem Funds, their one-stop shop for helping orgs fund the Open Source software they actually depend on.

Introducing Portable Linux R Binary Packages! 📦 We're excited to preview this solution for complex system library dependencies, particularly for those in diverse Linux environments. Learn about portable binary packages and how to install them in our blog post: posit.co/blog/introdu... #RStats

We're at #WCEU in Basel! Go say hi to Vlad if you're there. 🎉

Great to see this from zerodha.com! 👏 I look forward to strengthening our relationship at the fossunited.org conference in Bangalore in September. 👍

Thanks @thenewstack.io for spotlighting #maintainermonth efforts, and @github.com for organizing in the first place! It's been a great May so far, and it's only four more days until Just Pay Them June 😏

Wrote a small article for @opensource.org about my experiences and thoughts on contributing to Open Source software: opensource.org/maintainers/...

@bolt.new are looking for an engineer to advance web computing by working on WebContainer, the first in-browser WebAssembly-based operating system. You'd be getting paid to be an Open Source contributor, AND you'd get to work with @patak.dev. Sounds pretty good to us! opensourcepledge.com/jobs/

Found some @opensourcepledge.com member companies at #pycon!

Whoever becomes our 1000th follower wins bragging rights for an eternity. Let the sweepstakes begin!

Who can relate? "Eventually I came to face the music - Nobody gives a crap about real projects. The people who knew my value weren’t the people who could pay me."

Latest blog post is out! Funding in Open Source: A Conversation with @chadwhitacre.com #oss #ossfunding #funding dev.to/nickytonline...