Building Stable Foundations

Open Source Software (OSS) has created enormous value for individuals and businesses. However the creators of that software often capture a tiny fraction of that value, and can end up tired, burnt out, or quitting the project entirely. Clojurists Together is an organisation that supports critical OSS Clojure software. This talk will discuss different ways of funding OSS, the missing ‘open source middle-class’, why we don’t buy an Enterprise Edition of a banana, the benefits of funding OSS for all parties, and some future directions for funding OSS that we think are promising.

About Daniel: Daniel Compton is the project leader of Clojurists Together, an organisation that is funding critical Clojure open source software. He’s an administrator of Clojars, and maintains and contributes to many open source Clojure projects.