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Jörg Rech
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Top 5 GitHub initiatives regarding OSS monetization

Top 5 GitHub initiatives regarding OSS monetization and sustainable OSS from the GitHub Universe Event and before:

  • M12 Github Fund is a $10M seed fund for open source startups developing on GitHub’s platform managed by M12vc. The first startup funded is Codesee

  • Github Accelerator is a 10-week program to help developers work in open source full-time with an initial sponsorship as well as mentorship from open source leaders starting in Winter 2023. The Selection Committee includes Daniel Stenberg, Dr. Dawn Foster, Duane O'Brien, Erica Brescia, Ezra Olubi, Kailash Nadh, Mike Perham, and Viral Shah

  • Github Sponsors now lets you support your dependencies all at once by stating other maintainers receiving parts of the donations to your account

  • GitHub for Startups supports any early-stage Startup (OSS or not) by offering GitHub Enterprise free for 12 months.

  • Github sponsor-only repositories can only be used by sponsors on GitHub - enabling them early access or fast-tracked issues from sponsors.

What’s your opinion on these initiatives? Is it a good start? Is something missing? What would you propose?

And if you’re interested in more monetization news or our monetization approach for OSS follow us here at https://dev.to/paydevs

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