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Open Source Software Foundations Everyone Should\u00a0Know<\/h3>\n
Open source computing is hugely important to software development. It is the model that everyone benefits from. The open source foundations that support this development play a crucial role. However, their work often goes unnoticed. I had no idea until I research this article that so many projects benefited from these foundations. Let\u2019s see the who\u2019s behind many of the tools software developers and data scientists use every day.<\/p>\n
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Exploring the landscape of open source foundations<\/span><\/p>\n

Why Open Source Foundations?<\/h3>\n

Open source foundations have emerged to help sustain and manage open source projects. These foundations provide space for companies and people with a stake in an open source software (OSS) project to come together. Their status as independent, nonprofit entities provides neutral ground for competing companies to work together.<\/p>\n

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Foundations support the things that get <\/span>build<\/span> on top of\u00a0them<\/span><\/p>\n

Open source foundations often provide a wide range of business and operational support for software development projects. By falling under the umbrella of the foundation, the project can often receive financial support and back-office assistance. Foundations can help these specific ways:<\/p>\n