Research and advocacy activities to support open technology and digital public goods

Amsterdam, North Holland
Joined April 2015
😍@opencollect knows how to do this!
Introducing BackYourStack backyourstack.com! Look for your github org or drag&drop your package.json/composer.json and find your dependencies seeking financial support. <3 🚀
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This can make contributions really easy. Just made a small donation to "html-webpack-plugin" 😇, which I didn't even specifically know this dependency, or whether they had a Open Collective account and how much they raised or need.. :)
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"My code is free — my time is not." 👍 xitter.cf/eranhammer/status/9683…
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"remember the more money you make the more you help others..." Only if we could understand the importance of this. Same goes for most non-profit organizations as well, but especially #opensourceisnotcharity xitter.cf/sehurlburt/status/9664…
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Brilliant initiative from @coinbase! Hope to see that this becomes an example to other organizations that rely on #opensource. Will be curious to know about the projects that you choose each month✌️ xitter.cf/opencollect/status/961…
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The world's billionaires made enough money in 2017 alone to end extreme poverty not once – but seven times. glblctzn.me/2rurGEb
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Really sad news. @Gratipay was such an inspiration, and one of the milestones on making OSS sustainable. Sorry to hear this. xitter.cf/Gratipay/status/925835…
After 5+ years, we are shutting down at the end of the year: gratipay.news/the-end-cbfba8…. 1st: Sorry. 😢 2nd: Thank you all for an amazing run! 💃
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forCrowd retweeted
Let's test an assumption: #opensource creates tremendous value but captures very little of it. How much? How little? gratipay.news/open-source-ca…
forCrowd retweeted
Seeking: open-source leaders who want to sharpen their skills. Learn more about Mozilla Open Leaders training: medium.com/read-write-partic…
How to use Libraries.io data from millions of open source projects: opensource.com/article/17/7/… #opendata
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The picture of inefficiency - Meet the doughnut: the new economic model that could help end inequality weforum.org/agenda/2017/04/t… via @wef
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