The Quiet Revolution: When Open Source Resistance Meets Company Time The recent surge in popularity of the "Open Source Resistance" movement has brought forth a long overdue conversation about the responsibilities of companies towards open source software maintenance.
At its core, this is not just a debate about who should pay for maintainers or how much time they should donate; it's about redefining what it means to work with open source code in a corporate setting.
The traditional narrative around open source has always been one of benevolence: companies using free software without contributing back, and the occasional donation or "sponsor" button as a token of appreciation.