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@nayafia
Where money meets open
source
@nayafia for JupyterCon 2017

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@nayafia
I’m a project with a bunch of money….

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@nayafia
How should I spend it?

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@nayafia
Money has a contentious
relationship with open source

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@nayafia
Why do people contribute?

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@nayafia
People contribute to open source
because, reasons*

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@nayafia
People contribute to open source
because, reasons*

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@nayafia
1. “I want to solve a problem”
2. “I want to build my reputation”
3. “I feel like I belong here”
4. “It’s fun for me!”

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@nayafia
1. “I want to solve a problem”
2. “I want to build my reputation”
3. “I feel like I belong here”
4. “It’s fun for me!”

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@nayafia
1. “I want to solve a problem”
2. “I want to build my reputation”
3. “I feel like I belong here”
4. “It’s fun for me!”

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@nayafia
1. “I want to solve a problem”
2. “I want to build my reputation”
3. “I feel like I belong here”
4. “It’s fun for me!”

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@nayafia
Incentives change over time!
user >> contributor >> maintainer

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@nayafia
Don’t break what works

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@nayafia
Money reduces friction

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@nayafia
What can money buy?

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@nayafia
1. CREATE: Startup costs
2. EVANGELIZE: Spread the word
3. CONTRIBUTE: Lower barriers
4. MAINTAIN: Overhead costs

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@nayafia
1. CREATE: Startup costs
2. EVANGELIZE: Spread the word
3. CONTRIBUTE: Lower barriers
4. MAINTAIN: Overhead costs
“A civil servant in the British Columbia government had a vision.[...] He
secured funding from the federal government via an industrial investment
program, and contracted with a local company to write the software. “
-- Paul Ramsey, origin of PostGIS
“WhyWe Code”

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@nayafia
1. CREATE: Startup costs
2. EVANGELIZE: Spread the word
3. CONTRIBUTE: Lower barriers
4. MAINTAIN: Overhead costs

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@nayafia
1. CREATE: Startup costs
2. EVANGELIZE: Spread the word
3. CONTRIBUTE: Lower barriers
4. MAINTAIN: Overhead costs

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@nayafia
1. CREATE: Startup costs
2. EVANGELIZE: Spread the word
3. CONTRIBUTE: Lower barriers
4. MAINTAIN: Overhead costs

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@nayafia
1. CREATE: Startup costs
2. EVANGELIZE: Spread the word
3. CONTRIBUTE: Lower barriers
4. MAINTAIN: Overhead costs

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@nayafia
1. CREATE: Startup costs
2. EVANGELIZE: Spread the word
3. CONTRIBUTE: Lower barriers
4. MAINTAIN: Overhead costs

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@nayafia
1. CREATE: Startup costs
2. EVANGELIZE: Spread the word
3. CONTRIBUTE: Lower barriers
4. MAINTAIN: Overhead costs

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@nayafia
“Maintaining hapi takes about 30-40 hours a month.This includes
reading every issue...reviewing all pull requests and commits...and
answering complex questions.
While the ecosystem as a whole is doing well, with a lot of
community members contributing their time and resources, the
core module is different.”
-- @eranhammer, hapi.js
https://www.patreon.com/eranhammer

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@nayafia
Volunteering for != working
at a nonprofit

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@nayafia
Money doesn’t replace contributions!

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@nayafia
But it does have a place in open source

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@nayafia
💛✨