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SocialCoding4Good: Mobilizing Technology and Volunteerism for Transformative Impact

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Benetech, like many nonprofit organizations building open source software for social good, often relies upon the contributions of experienced software developers to help its solutions grow and scale. We envision a thriving community committed to leveraging technology for good and bridging sectors for lasting, transformative impact.

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Some frank advice for open-source startups seeking product-market fit

TechCrunch

He was previously an investor at Spark Capital, led M&A at AppDynamics and Cisco, and was an investor at The Blackstone Group. Successful companies such as Hashicorp, JFrog, Elastic, MongoDB and Gitlab have demonstrated the power of open source models. This enables open source companies to acquire a vast, free user base.

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With Functional Source License, Sentry wants to grant developers freedom ‘without harmful free-riding’

TechCrunch

Yet another software license is vying for the attentions of SaaS companies seeking to align themselves with the open source realm, without compromising their commercial endeavors.

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Sequoia backs open source data-validation framework Pydantic to commercialize with cloud services

TechCrunch

Pydantic , the popular Python library and open source data-validation framework used by some of the world’s biggest companies, has a new commercial namesake and the backing of one of Silicon Valley’s most storied venture capital (VC) firms. Pydantic Services Inc. emerges from stealth today with $4.7 and Europe.

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Salto raises $27M to let you configure your SaaS platforms with code

TechCrunch

Salto , a Tel Aviv-based open-source startup that allows you to configure SaaS platforms like Salesforce, NetSuite and HubSpot with code, is coming out of stealth today and announced that it has raised a $27 million Series A round. Salto makes the core of its service available as open source. ” Image Credits: Salto.

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API platform Postman valued at $5.6 billion in $225 million fundraise

TechCrunch

APIs provide a way for developers to connect their applications to other internal and external applications. Developers relied — and many continue to do so — on open-source CLI tools such as curl and HTTPie. But it’s a space that until the past decade not many firms have attempted to streamline.

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The best free apps for video calling

The Verge

Zoom continues to top the list of videoconferencing apps, but there are a bunch of applications out there that will allow you to meet others online for free. We’ve also tried to concentrate on applications that allow you to participate without having to download the app (unless you’re the host). Cisco Webex. Share presentations.

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