Our Independence Drive is at 17% of its total goal. A final $34 this month will fully fund our mini-goal for March's coverage of Linux and open source.
Posts published in “Funding”
The cloud czars gorged on free software, starved the projects that sustain it, and are shocked the open source commons is starting to break.
Our 2026 Independence Drive is moving, but more slowly than we’d hoped — here’s where things stand and how you can help us pick up the pace.
The Open Source Endowment promises a permanent funding fix for vital open source infrastructure, yet its slow‑drip investment approach raises questions about how much help will reach projects that need cash now.
Carla Schroder lays out why real expertise, not clickbait, matters -- and why FOSS Force is turning to readers like you to keep going.
Our Independence 2026 Drive has slowed a bit, but readers like Charlie are still going out of their way to keep distro reviews, app coverage, and independent FOSS reporting alive here at FOSS Force.
Tech and financial writer Dana Blankenhorn drops in to explain why he's contributing to our Independence 2026 fundraiser — and why you might want to join in, too.
For the price of a sandwich, you can help keep FOSS journalism free -- in every sense of the word.
Independent FOSS journalism doesn’t fund itself. In this video, FOSS Force Linux apps columnist Jack Wallen makes his pitch for why our 2026 Independence fundraiser deserves your support.
Ken Starks once wrote here every week. Now he’s back to tell you why FOSS Force still matters, why independence isn’t free, and why he’s chosen to contribute to this year’s drive.









