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Top Stories published by Open Collective in 2017

2017

Alanna Irving in Open Collective

Funding Open Source: How Webpack Reached $400k+/year

Alanna Irving in Open Collective

Cycle.js: A Unified Theory of Everything for JavaScript

Nick Johnstone on what makes Cycle special, the two-year long ‘weekend project’, great community engagement, and the future of programming.

Alanna Irving in Open Collective

Preact: Shattering the Perception that Open Source Must be Free

I interviewed Preact author Jason Miller about money in open source, maintainer burnout, and growing a democratic community.

Q. Shouldn’t open source be free (as in beer)?

Alanna Irving in Open Collective

Social.coop: A Cooperative Decentralized Social Network

pia mancini in Open Collective

What is Open Collective & how it works?

FAQs

What is an Open Collective?

An Open Collective is a group of people with a shared mission that operates in full transparency. Everyone can see how they receive or spend money.

Alanna Irving in Open Collective

We Offered Matching Funds for Open Source — Here’s What Happened.

Why Ben Vinegar from Sentry thinks…

pia mancini in Open Collective

Using Ads to Sustain Open Source

Why someone who loves Privacy Badger, uses a non-tracking browser, and never cared for ads, is advocating their ethical use for open source.

Alanna Irving in Open Collective

Ten Steps to Successful Open Source Crowdfunding

So, you’ve found Open Collective and your open source project is ready for community financial support. Great! Here’s how to nail it.

Alanna Irving in Open Collective

Being a Circle in a World Made for Triangles

Alanna (Krause) Irving is working with Open Collective, gathering stories at the forefront of transparent community-driven financial power.

Something funny happened on Halloween a few years back. I inadvertently brought two…

Aseem Sood in Open Collective

Open Collective is hiring its first developer

We think of organizational ability as levels — a bit like a game. In World of Warcraft, you start out as a young, inexperienced player. You explore your environment and accomplish a few small tasks. Each task earns you experience. Finish enough of…

These were the top 10 stories published by Open Collective in 2017. You can also dive into monthly archives for 2017 by using the calendar at the top of this page.

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