Challenges with Corporate Open Source Consumption

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Describe the real-life Issue

Description

1. What is the Issue:

• Many large corporations utilizing open-source software fail to provide adequate support or give back to the community.
• There's a notable absence of financial or other forms of support from these corporations, leading to imbalance and strain within the open-source ecosystem.
• This lack of support undermines the sustainability and growth of open-source projects, creating challenges for both project maintainers and contributors.

2. Affected Parties:

• This issue affects not only the open-source community but also the corporations leveraging open-source software.
• Project maintainers face difficulties in sustaining their projects without sufficient support, while contributors may feel discouraged by the imbalance of contribution versus utilization.

3. Repetitive Nature:

• The issue of corporations benefiting from open-source consumption without providing support is a recurring problem.
• It continues to surface as corporations overlook their responsibility to contribute back to the projects they rely on, perpetuating a cycle of imbalance and dependency.

4. Impact:

• The lack of corporate support inhibits innovation and collaboration within the open-source community.
• It creates strains on project maintainers who struggle to sustain their projects without adequate resources.
• Additionally, it hampers the diversity of contributions and fosters an environment of dependency rather than collaboration.

5. What Counts as Contribution:

• Giving financial support through donations and sponsorship to open-source projects.
• Allowing and encouraging employees to dedicate a minimum of 10% of their working time to contribute to open-source projects.
• Collaborating with open-source projects on shared goals and initiatives to drive innovation and advancement.
  and more

Who has faced this issue?

Group of people

I have read the CONTRIBUTING.md file

• Yes
• No