2013-09-07

OSI Foundation as a service?

For my open sourced projects shim library, shim-based JS framework, API registry, Dash Studio and series of micro-projects there is a need for legal shelter and non-profit monetary support. In general it fits to same concept as Apache or Dojo foundation. From brief review I have not found the way of using either of them as a base for my projects. There is no transparency on how the money flow between the particular project/contributor and donation/investor. In the world of highly dynamic projects arising, success and failure/death there is no service which could support opensource projects efficiently as a service. People at the moment either on their own or completely given up in favor of "free" community service. Usually not-profile activities are balanced among
  • outsourced(free) Foundation for legal purposes
  • Source repository/project management which is free for OSI project
  • Demo content hosting, light services on related VCS service hosts or cheapest hostings paid out of pocket
  • Donations processed either personally or by shelter company
  • (continuous) build and test environment
There some other aspects like publishing and advertising, meetings and large shows participation, etc.

The service of such kind will be quite beneficial  for efficient support of free and open source projects.

For such organization will be essential the transparency of funds distribution and flow along with straight targeting of donations.

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