Omarchy reports $12.6M in patron commitments, but itemized pledges total $10.6M
The Omacom Foundation's August announcements list $10.6M from named patrons and companies, leaving $2M of Omarchy's reported total unexplained.
By Ryan Merket · Published
Primary source: Omarchy
Why it matters
DHH is testing wealthy patrons as a financing model for an open-source operating system. Omarchy reports $12.6 million in commitments, while the supplied announcements itemize $10.6 million and disclose no legal structure, budget or staffing plan sufficient to evaluate how the foundation will operate.
Omarchy, the open-source Linux distribution created by David Heinemeier Hansson, says the Omacom Foundation has reached $12.6 million in patron commitments. The supplied announcements itemize $8 million from the initial patrons, another $2 million from Drew Houston and Peter Steinberger, and $600,000 from 1Password and 37signals over three years. That produces a disclosed itemization of $10.6 million, $2 million below Omarchy's reported total.…