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Case Study: Zig Software Foundation

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Case Study: Zig Software Foundation
FOSSY 2023

Zig is a free and open source software project backed by Zig Software Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. It sustainably funds 4 people full-time. The project is active and has a rapidly growing user base. I'll share briefly about the story of how it came to be, and then focus the presentation on what lessons I think are transferable to others looking to make similar ventures, make note of which things might be unique to ZSF in particular, and share some other observations I've made along the way, as I dipped my feet into business. In particular this talk will focus on the practical aspects of running a non-profit for a software project.

Speakers: Andrew Kelley