The Value of Open Source
summary
Open source powers React, Babel, Next, Gatsby and libraries that download millions of times a week (React Select ~7.5M/week) but critical projects are underfunded: Babel sits on roughly Babel $100k while maintainers can only afford ~$2–4k/month. The concrete proposal: companies add a small budget line, e.g. $100 per developer, and route it through platforms like Open Collective so maintenance becomes a predictable cost rather than ad hoc volunteer labor.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:20Jeds Open Source Journey
- 4:20Value of Open Source
- 8:40Success is not success
- 11:45virtuous cycle
- 15:47challenge
- 23:22risk
- 24:51cost
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