Google Open Source shares community feedback gathered during GitHub Maintainer Month on how corporations can better support open source maintainers. Key themes include creative payment models (pay per report, commitment-based purchasing, conference sponsorship), managing expectations around communication norms and documentation consistency, and improving transparency in funding programs. The post also invites further community input via a Google Form.
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Paying maintainers takes creativityManage and respect expectationsLet's keep learning as a community1.5K Impressions