From 7538c91a6ed6b5e24753aaa19e98b119154a2e22 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Phil Leggetter Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2021 09:14:25 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Open-source sponsorship Marketing initiative for fundamentally important projects (#2077) * Clarify open-source contributions means sponsorship Add note about GitHub Sponsors * Add marketing open-source sponsorship page Clarify differences with individual project sponsorship. * Adding second sponsorship + author link --- .../marketing/open-source-sponsorship.mdx | 40 +++++++++++++++++++ contents/handbook/people/benefits.md | 2 +- contents/handbook/people/spending-money.md | 12 ++++-- src/sidebars/sidebars.json | 4 ++ 4 files changed, 53 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) create mode 100644 contents/handbook/growth/marketing/open-source-sponsorship.mdx diff --git a/contents/handbook/growth/marketing/open-source-sponsorship.mdx b/contents/handbook/growth/marketing/open-source-sponsorship.mdx new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..7470bf10acde --- /dev/null +++ b/contents/handbook/growth/marketing/open-source-sponsorship.mdx @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +--- +title: Open-source sponsorship +sidebar: Handbook +showTitle: true +--- + +PostHog is an open-source product analytics platform built on top of many other amazing open-source projects. We believe in open-source and the [open-core model](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-core_model). However, many open-source projects go underfunded. + +We are investing in open-source, not just as a business, but directly via sponsorship in key projects we benefit from every day. We're doing this for three reasons: + +1. We want valuable open-source projects to continue to be maintained and enhanced +2. We fundamentally rely on some open-source projects, and it's essential they continue to be maintained and enhanced +3. We believe the PostHog brand will benefit from the sponsorship + +In addition to sponsoring key projects, we also provide a $100/month budget for [every team member to sponsor projects](/handbook/people/spending-money#open-source-sponsorship-for-individuals) that have helped them. + +## Projects we sponsor + +> This initiative began in September 2021, so it is still in its infancy. + +| Project we use | Author | Why does PostHog sponsor | Sponsored via | Amount/month | +| ----------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------- | ---------------------- | +| [rrweb] | [yz-yu] | Powers our session recording functionality | [GitHub Sponsors][github-sponsors] | $100 | +| [graphile/worker] | [benjie] | Powering scheduled jobs, retries and other logic for the [plugin-server] | [GitHub Sponsors][github-sponsors] | $100 | + + +[rrweb]: https://github.com/rrweb-io/rrweb +[graphile/worker]: https://github.com/graphile/worker + + +[yz-yu]: https://github.com/yz-yu +[benjie]: https://github.com/benjie + + +[github-sponsors]: https://github.com/orgs/PostHog/sponsoring +[plugin-server]: https://github.com/PostHog/plugin-server + +## Request sponsorship + +If you know of a project that is fundamentally important to PostHog, add the project to this page via an edit page suggestion/pull request. We'll then assess the proposal. If we decide to sponsor, we'll set up the sponsorship via either Open Collective or GitHub. Finally, we'll merge the pull request. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/contents/handbook/people/benefits.md b/contents/handbook/people/benefits.md index 59b3433f71ac..0784d673070a 100644 --- a/contents/handbook/people/benefits.md +++ b/contents/handbook/people/benefits.md @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ For any work-related travel, we use [Project Wren](https://www.wren.co/) for car The PostHog platform wouldn't be possible without open-source software. We are standing on the shoulders of giants. As such, we feel it's important to support the software we benefit from through giving each team member a $100/month budget to provide support to open-source projects. -For more information see [open-source contributions](/handbook/people/spending-money#open-source-contributions). +For more information see [open-source sponsorship for individuals](/handbook/people/spending-money#open-source-sponsorship-for-individuals). ### Team socials diff --git a/contents/handbook/people/spending-money.md b/contents/handbook/people/spending-money.md index 296d75c933e9..2f0bfe872361 100644 --- a/contents/handbook/people/spending-money.md +++ b/contents/handbook/people/spending-money.md @@ -133,13 +133,17 @@ Individual software is down to your personal preference, and we encourage you to * IDEs range widely in cost. Best in class IDE suites can cost up to $700, which is a bad value proposition for most engineers. However, we are happy to revisit this policy if you have very specific needs. * Before then, if you wish to spend up to $200 on an IDE, that is fine. Visual Studio, VIM and PyCharm are the most popular within our team. -### Open-source contributions +### Open-source sponsorship for individuals -The PostHog platform wouldn't be possible without open-source software. We are standing on the shoulders of giants. As such, we feel it's important to support the software we benefit from through monetary contributions. +The PostHog platform wouldn't be possible without open-source software. We are standing on the shoulders of giants. As such, we feel it's important to support the software we benefit from through open-source sponsorship. -To enable our team to do this we use [Open Collective](https://opencollective.com/) and have a budget of $100/month that can be contributed per team member. +If you believe an open-source project is fundamentally important to the success of PostHog then we should set up a recurring sponsorship. In this case, see the [open-source sponsorship Marketing initiative](/handbook/growth/marketing/open-source-sponsorship). -To get setup with Open Collective get in touch with [Phil](phil-leggetter-developer-relations) who will add you to the [PostHog Open Collective team](https://opencollective.com/posthog). From there, you'll be able to make contributions as the PostHog organization via Open Collective. For more information see the [Open Collective payments documentation](https://docs.opencollective.com/help/financial-contributors/payments). +To enable individuals to support projects on an ad-hoc basis, we use [Open Collective](https://opencollective.com/) and have a $100/month budget per team member. + +To get setup with Open Collective get in touch with [Phil](/handbook/company/team#phil-leggetter-developer-relations) who will add you to the [PostHog Open Collective team](https://opencollective.com/posthog). From there, you'll be able to make "contributions" (sponsor a project) as the PostHog organization via Open Collective. For more information see the [Open Collective payments documentation](https://docs.opencollective.com/help/financial-contributors/payments). + +_If you find a project that only supports [GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors), please ask [Phil](/handbook/company/team#phil-leggetter-developer-relations) to set up the sponsorship._ ## Work space diff --git a/src/sidebars/sidebars.json b/src/sidebars/sidebars.json index 5659385362b9..38decf10f2c4 100644 --- a/src/sidebars/sidebars.json +++ b/src/sidebars/sidebars.json @@ -311,6 +311,10 @@ { "name": "Press", "url": "/handbook/growth/marketing/press" + }, + { + "name": "Open-source sponsorship", + "url": "/handbook/growth/marketing/open-source-sponsorship" } ] },