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Gentoo infrastructure sponsors wanted!
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Gentoo Linux is made possible by many community donations and sponsors, together with the enthusiastic work of our developers. Unfortunately, this year several long-running sponsors were unable to continue their prior support, and at the moment we are looking for replacements. Are you or your organization interested in supporting Gentoo via an infrastructure sponsorship? There are many ways to do that, ranging from providing rack space or servers in a data center to donating server hardware; details and typical arrangements are described on a wiki page of the Infrastructure project. Partnerships with organizations aligning with Gentoo’s goals are strongly preferred. We can be reached at infra@gentoo.org. Please help us continue to provide the best source-based Linux distribution ever!
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Gentoo Needs Your Help! Several Sponsors Have Pulled Out
Plenty of open source projects keep going on goodwill alone, with contributors putting in the hours and expecting nothing back. While others lean on outside support like cash, donated hardware, or someone else covering the hosting bill.
This kind of support rarely gets much attention, but these needs are some of the most foundational aspects of any project that's serious about growing.
Gentoo falls in the second group. The source-based Linux distribution, built around the Portage package manager, runs largely on sponsored infrastructure, as it can only manage to maintain a few vital machines.
Sadly, many sponsors that had backed Gentoo all these years have decided to stop making contributions. The project is now looking for replacements and has put out a call for infrastructure sponsors.
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Gentoo Is Looking for Infrastructure Sponsors
The Linux distribution Gentoo announced last week that it’s looking for some infrastructure sponsors. Like a large number of open source projects — and probably a majority of distros — Gentoo relies not only on volunteer developers to write and maintain code, it’s also dependent on community donations and sponsors to help cover expenses and meet infrastructure needs.
The project, which announced in February that it was leaving Microsoft-owned GitHub for open source Codeberg, posted on Wednesday that this year several long-running sponsors were compelled to drop their support, so it’s looking for replacements. It appears the primary need is for infrastructure stuff such as rack space, servers in a data center, and server hardware, although cash donations are needed too.