From 1bbbf68e0f3e31ec2caf5499b719fe928e57edf6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Wesley Moore Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2020 13:33:14 +1100 Subject: [PATCH] Add software-contributions-2019 --- .../2020/01/software-contributions-2019.md | 86 +++++++++++++++++++ .../2020/01/software-contributions-2019.yaml | 10 +++ 2 files changed, 96 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/technical/2020/01/software-contributions-2019.md create mode 100644 content/technical/2020/01/software-contributions-2019.yaml diff --git a/content/technical/2020/01/software-contributions-2019.md b/content/technical/2020/01/software-contributions-2019.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..dca64f2 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/technical/2020/01/software-contributions-2019.md @@ -0,0 +1,86 @@ +Open-source software has a bit of a sustainability problem so I try to +contribute back to the ecosystem where I can. I am very fortunate to be in a +position where I have spare time and income that I'm able to funnel into this. +[At the end of 2017 I did a round-up of the software contributions](/technical/2018/01/software-contributions-2017/) +I'd made that year. I thought it would be good to do another one now that 2019 +has come to a close. + +My motivation for doing so is twofold: to encourage others to do the same if they +are able, and to highlight people and projects doing interesting and important +work. + +## Financial Contributions + +### Monthly Donations + +I make small (typically US$5–10) monthly donations to the following: + +* [Arch Linux](https://www.archlinux.org/) — My operating system of choice. +* [FreeBSD](https://www.freebsd.org/) — I like OS diversity. +* [OpenBSD](https://www.openbsd.org/) — Even if you don’t use the OS you probably use OpenSSH. +* [Neovim](https://neovim.io/) — My text editor of choice. +* [Gargron](https://www.patreon.com/mastodon) — Creator of the [Mastodon](https://joinmastodon.org/) decentralised social network. +* [Jeremy Soller](https://www.patreon.com/redox_os) — Creator of [Redox OS](https://www.redox-os.org/), an operating system written in Rust. +* [Jorge Aparicio](https://www.patreon.com/japaric) — Building out the [embedded Rust](https://github.com/rust-embedded) ecosystem. +* [Dirkjan Ochtman](https://www.patreon.com/dochtman) — Rust developer, author of the [askama](https://github.com/djc/askama) compile time template language. +* [QuietMisdreavus](https://www.patreon.com/QuietMisdreavus) — Leader of the [docs.rs](https://docs.rs/) team. +* [Pierre Krieger](https://www.patreon.com/tomaka) — Rust developer, author of [many crates](https://github.com/tomaka). +* [Raph Levien](https://www.patreon.com/raphlinus) — Doing lots of interesting things in the Rust ecosystem. +* [Kent Overstreet](https://www.patreon.com/bcachefs) — Building [bcachefs](https://bcachefs.org/), a copy-on-write file system for Linux. +* [Geoffroy Couprie](https://www.patreon.com/geoffroy) — Rust developer, author of the [nom](https://github.com/Geal/nom) parser combinator framework. +* [Nora Dot Codes](https://www.patreon.com/noracodes) — Rust tutorials and code. +* [Bryan Phelps](https://www.patreon.com/onivim) — Building the [Onivim](https://v2.onivim.io/) Neovim GUI with [Reason](https://reasonml.github.io/). +* [Blondihacks](https://www.patreon.com/QuinnDunki) — Great engineering and electronics [blog posts](http://blondihacks.com/) and videos. +* [GNOME](https://www.gnome.org/) — I don't use the GNOME desktop at the moment but they still do a lot of foundational work for open-source desktops (such as GTK, and pushing Wayland) that I want to support. +* [Mozilla](https://www.mozilla.org/) — [Firefox](https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/) is my browser of choice. +* [rust-analyzer](https://rust-analyzer.github.io/) — New language server for Rust +* [Crystal](https://crystal-lang.org/) — Now powering [Read Rust](https://readrust.net/). _Yes I'm aware that some find it amusing that a Rust site is not written in Rust. I have [my reasons](https://github.com/wezm/read-rust/blob/a2b9a3a776871390ab5b87a6bda7187fcb5f232c/README.md#development)._ +* [Rich Felker](https://github.com/richfelker) — Creator of [musl libc](https://www.musl-libc.org/), which powers [my Void Linux laptop](https://bitcannon.net/post/huawei-matebook-x-pro-void-linux/). +* [Sean Griffin](https://github.com/sgrif) — Creator of the [Diesel](http://diesel.rs/) ORM for Rust. + +### One Off Contributions + +* [CopyQ](https://hluk.github.io/CopyQ/) — Clipboard manager for open-source desktops. +* [Movember](https://au.movember.com/about/cause) — This one isn't software but + my brother took his own life in April 2019. I supported some friends taking part in + Movember, a cause that aims to improve mens health. + +## Open Source Contributions + +In addition to financial contributions I also made code contributions, both to +existing projects and by releasing my own work. Some of the highlights are: + +* Curated [Read Rust](https://readrust.net/), my site that aggregates + interesting posts from the Rust community: + * Shared 1207 posts. + * Completely [rebuilt the site](https://github.com/wezm/read-rust/pull/112). + * Added a [Support Rust](https://twitter.com/read_rust/status/1132950140585570304?s=20) page + highlighting people and projects in the Rust ecosystem accepting financial + contributions. +* 45 pull requests to projects on GitHub. +* Published the [cc2650](https://crates.io/crates/cc2650) crate to support [running + Rust on the CC2650 based TI + SensorTag](https://www.wezm.net/technical/2019/03/sensortag-embedded-rust-coding-retreat/). +* Published a [Lobsters](https://lobste.rs/) client + [crate](https://crates.io/crates/lobsters) and + [TUI](https://www.wezm.net/technical/2019/04/lobsters-tui/). +* Published the [profont](https://crates.io/crates/profont) monospace font crate + and [ssd1675](https://crates.io/crates/ssd1675) ePaper display driver crate + for my [Rust powered linux.conf.au e-Paper + badge](https://www.wezm.net/technical/2019/01/linux-conf-au-rust-epaper-badge/). +* Created/maintain 21 [Arch User Repository (AUR) + packages](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/?SeB=m&K=wezm). + +## Conclusion + +2019 was a good year for contributions. This was partly due to me starting a +new job at YesLogic 4 days a week. I dedicate the fifth day of the work week to +personal projects and open-source. I was also fortunate to contribute to +open-source projects though my work at YesLogic. We released the [Allsorts font +parsing and shaping engine][Allsorts] and [several crates][yeslogic-crates] +relating to font handling and Unicode. + +Onward to 2020! + +[Allsorts]: https://yeslogic.com/blog/allsorts-rust-font-shaping-engine.html +[yeslogic-crates]: https://crates.io/teams/github:yeslogic:developers-prince diff --git a/content/technical/2020/01/software-contributions-2019.yaml b/content/technical/2020/01/software-contributions-2019.yaml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0a8f81a --- /dev/null +++ b/content/technical/2020/01/software-contributions-2019.yaml @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +--- +title: Software Contributions 2019 +extra: A wrap-up of the software contributions I made in 2019, financial and code. Perhaps you'll consider contributing too. +kind: article +section: technical +created_at: 2020-01-01 10:00:00.000000000 +11:00 +keywords: +- donation +- open +- source