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		burnt-resistor 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Libxml2's "no security embargoes" policy Like tipping someone a penny. If it's so critical to their business, then they can pay a pittance to sustain it.

firesteelrain 5 months ago [–]

This chart claims a lot of contributions (2020). It is certainly more than a penny.

https://www.statista.com/chart/25795/active-github-contribut...

"Microsoft is now the leading company for open source contributions on GitHub" (2016)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12504694

adastra22 5 months ago | [–]

The article has the number. Google paid him $10k in a one-time grant.

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