Announcing The Zig Software Foundation
In the United States, people look at you funny if you tell them you are starting a non-profit.
Zig is a general-purpose programming language and toolchain for maintaining robust , optimal and reusable software.
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In the United States, people look at you funny if you tell them you are starting a non-profit.
This blog post is inspired by this GitHub issue from three days ago: Support WASIX ( see also )
Zig Software Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which I am proud to say makes extremely efficient use of monetary resources . Unlike many of our peers, our primary expense is direct payments to contributors for their enhancements to the Zig project.
Thanks to continued growth of our generous donors, Zig Software Foundation’s financial status is healthier than ever. With our low overhead and efficient organization structure, we point the flow of money directly towards contributors.
Zig Software Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which I am proud to say makes extremely efficient use of monetary resources . Unlike many of our peers, our primary expense is direct payments to contributors for their enhancements to the Zig project.
The donation is structured in two 150k USD payments, one due right away, the second one year from now.