RE: https://wandering.shop/@xgranade/115887926400613460
The PSF have enough reputation with me personally that I'm not concerned.
If you have the opportunity to steal a couple of million from the Barrons and in turn offer them basically nothing. then that is *good actually*
It would be useful to scrutinise the text of the agreement as that is where the legal traps are that would force the PSF to do silly things that harm the community.
i.e. Take their money and damn their eyes.
An update to the above that saddens me to my core:
Well, fuck. I guess the PSF is willing to compromise their principles for $1.5 million after all.
https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/12/anthropic-invests-in-python.html?m=1
RE: https://wandering.shop/@xgranade/115887926400613460
The PSF have enough reputation with me personally that I'm not concerned.
If you have the opportunity to steal a couple of million from the Barrons and in turn offer them basically nothing. then that is *good actually*
It would be useful to scrutinise the text of the agreement as that is where the legal traps are that would force the PSF to do silly things that harm the community.
i.e. Take their money and damn their eyes.
Ihr habt uns allen schon sehr gezeigt, dass euch die Aufgaben der @ThePSF wichtig sind und habt fleißig gespendet. Vielen Dank dafür von mir!
Aber wir sind noch nicht am Ziel!
Dafür haben wir heute unsere Jahres-Spendenaktion auf https://donate.python.org/de/ gestartet und uns ein ehrgeiziges Ziel von 314.159,26 $ bis zum Ende des Jahres gesteckt.
Erzählt es euren Freund:innen, Kolleg:innen (und der Firmenleitung)! 💛💙
#PythonForEveryone #PythonFürAlle #python #psf https://fosstodon.org/@ThePSF/115537801355825141
Ihr habt uns allen schon sehr gezeigt, dass euch die Aufgaben der @ThePSF wichtig sind und habt fleißig gespendet. Vielen Dank dafür von mir!
Aber wir sind noch nicht am Ziel!
Dafür haben wir heute unsere Jahres-Spendenaktion auf https://donate.python.org/de/ gestartet und uns ein ehrgeiziges Ziel von 314.159,26 $ bis zum Ende des Jahres gesteckt.
Erzählt es euren Freund:innen, Kolleg:innen (und der Firmenleitung)! 💛💙
#PythonForEveryone #PythonFürAlle #python #psf https://fosstodon.org/@ThePSF/115537801355825141
I just self-certified as a #PSF "Contributing Member". "Contributing Members are people who dedicate at least five hours per month volunteering on Python-related projects that advance the mission of the PSF. Python-related projects can be open-source software projects using #Python that you contribute to, Python user groups / conferences you organize, etc."
I plan to mostly work on #MicroPython, for which I do not receive or seek compensation. Multiply that 60 hours a year by a fair hourly rate and it well out-strips the small monetary donation I also made. Yes, it doesn't move the needle on ensuring the PSF is adequately funded, but writing software for the common good is something I've long been passionate about.
I just self-certified as a #PSF "Contributing Member". "Contributing Members are people who dedicate at least five hours per month volunteering on Python-related projects that advance the mission of the PSF. Python-related projects can be open-source software projects using #Python that you contribute to, Python user groups / conferences you organize, etc."
I plan to mostly work on #MicroPython, for which I do not receive or seek compensation. Multiply that 60 hours a year by a fair hourly rate and it well out-strips the small monetary donation I also made. Yes, it doesn't move the needle on ensuring the PSF is adequately funded, but writing software for the common good is something I've long been passionate about.
Among them, the tiny but mighty PSF team. Now’s the time to invest to enable the PSF to continue its mission.
So if your org runs on Python, please consider sponsoring the PSF: https://www.python.org/psf/sponsorship/
If Python shaped your career, consider becoming a Supporting Member: https://www.python.org/psf/membership/supporting/
And never hesitate to share your “why” via social media, how Python helped you, spread the word.
I’m in. Join me!
https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/connecting-the-dots.html
#Python #OpenSource #PSF (2/2)
Hey all, this @ThePSF blog post is special, it connects the dots, on where the PSF is financially, and how we’ll sustain it to serve its mission in the future. This transparency is key and an invitation to build together.
You all know that Python became the connective tissue of modern computing because of everyone (maintainers, educators, library/tools authors, companies, user groups and conferences, you!) invested time into the Python community.
https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/connecting-the-dots.html (1/2)
Among them, the tiny but mighty PSF team. Now’s the time to invest to enable the PSF to continue its mission.
So if your org runs on Python, please consider sponsoring the PSF: https://www.python.org/psf/sponsorship/
If Python shaped your career, consider becoming a Supporting Member: https://www.python.org/psf/membership/supporting/
And never hesitate to share your “why” via social media, how Python helped you, spread the word.
I’m in. Join me!
https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/connecting-the-dots.html
#Python #OpenSource #PSF (2/2)
Thanks to @glyph 's initiative, I got the final push that I needed to set up a donation to PSF. I even made it an annual recurring thing and also signed up as a contributing member (which I believe I am).
Python has been instrumental in shaping my career, so I should have done this sooner.
Thanks to @glyph 's initiative, I got the final push that I needed to set up a donation to PSF. I even made it an annual recurring thing and also signed up as a contributing member (which I believe I am).
Python has been instrumental in shaping my career, so I should have done this sooner.
Un aplauso a la Python Software Foundation, que ha rechazado una ayuda de millón y medio de dólares del gobierno de EEUU porque para aceptarla tenían que negarse a operar proyectos de diversidad, igualdad e inclusión.
https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-funding-statement.html
The PSF has withdrawn a $1.5M proposal to US Government grant program
https://simonwillison.net/2025/Oct/27/psf-withdrawn-proposal/
#HackerNews #PSF #Withdrawal #US #Government #Grant #Proposal #Python #Community #Fundraising
IMO, the PSF has always been the ideal any software foundation should aspire to be. I’m so happy to see them make this decision.
https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-funding-statement.html
Seit 2012 bin ich Fellow der Python Software Foundation, worauf ich als Nicht-Entwickler immer mächtig stolz war.
Schon lange bin ich nur noch passives Mitglied, dafür aber seit heute noch stolzer.
https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-funding-statement.html
Un aplauso a la Python Software Foundation, que ha rechazado una ayuda de millón y medio de dólares del gobierno de EEUU porque para aceptarla tenían que negarse a operar proyectos de diversidad, igualdad e inclusión.
https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-funding-statement.html
PSF has withdrawn $1.5M proposal to US Government grant program
https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-funding-statement.html
#HackerNews #PSF #USGovernment #Grant #Funding #Python #Community
