The Crucial Role of Funding in Open Source Development

1. MySQL

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   MySQL Server, the world's most popular open source database, and MySQL Cluster, a real-time, open source transactional database.

   

   Dual-Licensing and Paid Extensions: Some projects, like MySQL, offer their code for free under open source licenses but charge for additional features or enterprise solutions.

2. InfluxDB

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   InfluxDB high-performance time series database. Collect, organize, and act on massive volumes of high-resolution data to power real-time intelligent systems.

   

3. LibreOffice

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   Read-only LibreOffice core repo - no pull request (use gerrit instead https://gerrit.libreoffice.org/) - don't download zip, use https://dev-www.libreoffice.org/bundles/ instead (by LibreOffice)

   

   Open source software is the backbone of the digital world, powering everything from infrastructure tools like Linux and Kubernetes to consumer applications such as Mozilla Firefox and LibreOffice. Despite its free availability and community-driven nature, funding remains a significant challenge for open source development. Without sustainable financial support, even the most widely-used projects risk stagnation or abandonment.

4. opensource.microsoft.com

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   This is the source code to the Microsoft Open Source site featuring projects, program information, and "get involved" pages. This site is published at opensource.microsoft.com and managed by the Microsoft Open Source Programs Office (OSPO).

   

   Corporate Sponsorships: Companies like Google, Microsoft, and Amazon sponsor projects they rely on, either as a corporate social responsibility effort or to secure their supply chain.

5. kubernetes

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   Production-Grade Container Scheduling and Management

   

   Open source software is the backbone of the digital world, powering everything from infrastructure tools like Linux and Kubernetes to consumer applications such as Mozilla Firefox and LibreOffice. Despite its free availability and community-driven nature, funding remains a significant challenge for open source development. Without sustainable financial support, even the most widely-used projects risk stagnation or abandonment.

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