<p dir="ltr">The other side of it isn't so much about ease of donation as much as it's probably a systemic belief that open source is Free of cost</p>
<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Sat, Apr 1, 2017, 5:20 PM Kyle Spaans <<a href="mailto:3lucid@gmail.com">3lucid@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_msg">On the topic of companies using FLOSS but not contributing or funding it, there is an investor down in the US who has done some research into it:<div class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg"><a href="https://medium.com/@nayafia/how-i-stumbled-upon-the-internet-s-biggest-blind-spot-b9aa23618c58" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">https://medium.com/@nayafia/how-i-stumbled-upon-the-internet-s-biggest-blind-spot-b9aa23618c58</a><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg"><a href="https://medium.com/@nayafia/open-source-infrastructure-the-q-a-a44615861944" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">https://medium.com/@nayafia/open-source-infrastructure-the-q-a-a44615861944</a><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg"><a href="https://medium.com/@nayafia/open-source-was-worth-at-least-143m-of-instagram-s-1b-acquisition-808bb85e4681#.w58lpwmps" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">https://medium.com/@nayafia/open-source-was-worth-at-least-143m-of-instagram-s-1b-acquisition-808bb85e4681#.w58lpwmps</a><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg"><a href="https://medium.com/@nayafia/we-re-in-a-brave-new-post-open-source-world-56ef46d152a3#.1yyreuae7" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">https://medium.com/@nayafia/we-re-in-a-brave-new-post-open-source-world-56ef46d152a3#.1yyreuae7</a><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg">And a list of "high-priority" projects that need funding:</div><div class="gmail_msg"><a href="http://fundingoss.com/" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">http://fundingoss.com/</a><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg">The one big takeaway I remember from the series is that (and not to blame the victims) many FLOSS projects don't make it easy for companies to pay them. Supposedly it's hard to get software budget approval from your boss to "donate" money, as opposed to buying a product or service.</div></div><br class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_quote gmail_msg"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_msg">On Sat, 1 Apr 2017 at 14:11 Andrew Sullivan Cant <<a href="mailto:acant@alumni.uwaterloo.ca" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">acant@alumni.uwaterloo.ca</a>> wrote:<br class="gmail_msg"></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote gmail_msg" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Interesting. I didn't know OpenText thought about themselves as open<br class="gmail_msg">
source in any way.<br class="gmail_msg">
I'll put them on my research list.<br class="gmail_msg">
Thanks<br class="gmail_msg">
<br class="gmail_msg">
<br class="gmail_msg">
On 01/04/17 11:29, CrankyOldBugger wrote:<br class="gmail_msg">
> I know the CEO says we're open source, but I'm not the guy to ask the<br class="gmail_msg">
> question of "how open?". Not my department, unfortunately. If I find<br class="gmail_msg">
> anything on this, I'll let you know.<br class="gmail_msg">
><br class="gmail_msg">
><br class="gmail_msg">
> On Sat, 1 Apr 2017 at 11:05 Andrew Sullivan Cant<br class="gmail_msg">
> <<a href="mailto:acant@alumni.uwaterloo.ca" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">acant@alumni.uwaterloo.ca</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:acant@alumni.uwaterloo.ca" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">acant@alumni.uwaterloo.ca</a>>> wrote:<br class="gmail_msg">
><br class="gmail_msg">
> Does OpenText use any FOSS software? I'm guessing that answer is yes, if<br class="gmail_msg">
> only because it is pretty hard not to.<br class="gmail_msg">
><br class="gmail_msg">
> Do they do any contributions back?<br class="gmail_msg">
><br class="gmail_msg">
><br class="gmail_msg">
> I have started collecting people and companies that work on FOSS:<br class="gmail_msg">
><br class="gmail_msg">
> <a href="http://andrewsullivancant.ca/wiki/waterloo_free_software_portal/" rel="noreferrer" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">http://andrewsullivancant.ca/wiki/waterloo_free_software_portal/</a><br class="gmail_msg">
><br class="gmail_msg">
> though that is definitely still a work in progress, and does not include<br class="gmail_msg">
> much yet. My dream goal would be to turn this into an aggregator of<br class="gmail_msg">
> contributions, to make it easy to see who is contributing in the Region.<br class="gmail_msg">
> With the meta-goal of making it feel more normal for companies to make<br class="gmail_msg">
> those contributions, like all of their friends.<br class="gmail_msg">
><br class="gmail_msg">
> <a href="https://www.xkcd.com/1170/" rel="noreferrer" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">https://www.xkcd.com/1170/</a>.<br class="gmail_msg">
><br class="gmail_msg">
> Andrew<br class="gmail_msg">
><br class="gmail_msg">
> (P.S.: If anyone want to contribute information about companies and are<br class="gmail_msg">
> using or contributing to FOSS let me know and I'lll add it to the list.)<br class="gmail_msg">
><br class="gmail_msg">
><br class="gmail_msg">
> On 30/03/17 09:49, CrankyOldBugger wrote:<br class="gmail_msg">
> > [insert shameless self-promotion here] ... If you guys are looking for<br class="gmail_msg">
> > regular work in I.T., we have a decent referral program here at<br class="gmail_msg">
> OpenText<br class="gmail_msg">
> > (where I work). Look up the jobs listing on our website<br class="gmail_msg">
> > <a href="http://www.opentext.com/who-we-are/careers" rel="noreferrer" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">http://www.opentext.com/who-we-are/careers</a>, then if you see your dream<br class="gmail_msg">
> > job listed let me know and I can refer you in. So you get a foot<br class="gmail_msg">
> in the<br class="gmail_msg">
> > door and I might get a buck or two, depending on the position.<br class="gmail_msg">
> The jobs<br class="gmail_msg">
> > listing has its good days and its bad days, so check back often.<br class="gmail_msg">
> ><br class="gmail_msg">
> > I really like it here at OpenText. It's a good company that takes<br class="gmail_msg">
> good<br class="gmail_msg">
> > care of its people, from what I've seen so far. It's not true FOSS<br class="gmail_msg">
> > compared to the rest of this conversation, but it's still a good place<br class="gmail_msg">
> > to work.<br class="gmail_msg">
> ><br class="gmail_msg">
> > If I don't know you personally just let me know who in this group can<br class="gmail_msg">
> > vouch for you and we'll go from there.<br class="gmail_msg">
> ><br class="gmail_msg">
> ><br class="gmail_msg">
> > On Thu, 30 Mar 2017 at 09:21 Mark Steffen <<a href="mailto:rmarksteffen@gmail.com" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">rmarksteffen@gmail.com</a><br class="gmail_msg">
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:rmarksteffen@gmail.com" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">rmarksteffen@gmail.com</a>><br class="gmail_msg">
> > <mailto:<a href="mailto:rmarksteffen@gmail.com" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">rmarksteffen@gmail.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:rmarksteffen@gmail.com" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">rmarksteffen@gmail.com</a>>>><br class="gmail_msg">
> wrote:<br class="gmail_msg">
> ><br class="gmail_msg">
> > I think most local startups use FOSS stacks for the most<br class="gmail_msg">
> part. It's<br class="gmail_msg">
> > probably already been posted in the past but Communitech has a<br class="gmail_msg">
> local<br class="gmail_msg">
> > tech jobs board (or at least they did) and, of course, there is<br class="gmail_msg">
> > Indeed. Also, not a terrible idea to show up to HackerNest<br class="gmail_msg">
> meetups<br class="gmail_msg">
> > (on <a href="http://meetup.com" rel="noreferrer" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">meetup.com</a> <<a href="http://meetup.com" rel="noreferrer" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">http://meetup.com</a>> <<a href="http://meetup.com" rel="noreferrer" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">http://meetup.com</a>>) and do<br class="gmail_msg">
> some pressing of the flesh.<br class="gmail_msg">
> ><br class="gmail_msg">
> > *Mark Steffen*<br class="gmail_msg">
> > Office Direct: <a href="tel:(226)%20476-1240" value="+12264761240" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">+1.226.476.1240</a> <tel:(226)%20476-1240><br class="gmail_msg">
> <tel:(226)%20476-1240> |<br class="gmail_msg">
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> <tel:(226)%20600-0464><br class="gmail_msg">
> > /"Don't believe everything you read on the Internet." -Abraham<br class="gmail_msg">
> Lincoln/<br class="gmail_msg">
> ><br class="gmail_msg">
> ><br class="gmail_msg">
> ><br class="gmail_msg">
> > On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 1:25 AM, B.S. <<a href="mailto:bs27975.2@gmail.com" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">bs27975.2@gmail.com</a><br class="gmail_msg">
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:bs27975.2@gmail.com" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">bs27975.2@gmail.com</a>><br class="gmail_msg">
> > <mailto:<a href="mailto:bs27975.2@gmail.com" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">bs27975.2@gmail.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:bs27975.2@gmail.com" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">bs27975.2@gmail.com</a>>>> wrote:<br class="gmail_msg">
> ><br class="gmail_msg">
> > Canada seems to be there ... just empty at the moment.<br class="gmail_msg">
> ><br class="gmail_msg">
> > <a href="https://www.fossjobs.net/jobs-in/Canada/" rel="noreferrer" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">https://www.fossjobs.net/jobs-in/Canada/</a><br class="gmail_msg">
> ><br class="gmail_msg">
> > Interesting link. I saw countries in the lower left, clicked<br class="gmail_msg">
> > Cameroon, then changed Cameroon to Canada in the resulting<br class="gmail_msg">
> URL.<br class="gmail_msg">
> ><br class="gmail_msg">
> > Didn't get a page not found, so I guess it to be a valid URL,<br class="gmail_msg">
> > just empty at the moment.<br class="gmail_msg">
> ><br class="gmail_msg">
> ><br class="gmail_msg">
> ><br class="gmail_msg">
> > On 03/29/2017 07:18 PM, Andrew Sullivan Cant wrote:<br class="gmail_msg">
> ><br class="gmail_msg">
> > Just in case this is useful for anyone:<br class="gmail_msg">
> ><br class="gmail_msg">
> > <a href="https://www.fossjobs.net/" rel="noreferrer" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">https://www.fossjobs.net/</a><br class="gmail_msg">
> ><br class="gmail_msg">
> > They do not seem to have a Canada or KW specific listings,<br class="gmail_msg">
> > but they do<br class="gmail_msg">
> > have a Worldwide section which seems to be remote stuff.<br class="gmail_msg">
> ><br class="gmail_msg">
> > The site seems to keep around old postings, so it could be<br class="gmail_msg">
> > useful for<br class="gmail_msg">
> > finding interesting companies even if they do not have a<br class="gmail_msg">
> > current posting.<br class="gmail_msg">
> ><br class="gmail_msg">
> ><br class="gmail_msg">
> > Andrew<br class="gmail_msg">
> ><br class="gmail_msg">
> ><br class="gmail_msg">
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