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Comment by nbittich | Hacker News Reader

I wish the rust foundation could write articles like that, no corporate legal bullshit.

Weird. Here's the Rust Foundation annual report for 2023 (https://foundation.rust-lang.org/static/publications/annual-...). No "legal bullshit", it's short and to the point.

Or here's another example. An interview they published with one of the developers whom they awarded a grant to. He worked on a Rust implementation of git and was awarded the grant to integrate it with cargo, the Rust build tool. (https://foundation.rust-lang.org/news/community-grantee-spot...)

Or a technical article about artifact signing (https://foundation.rust-lang.org/news/2023-12-21-improving-s...)

Do you still think that the Rust foundation writes "legal bullshit"?

Yes, they lost me in the trademark drama.

That's a silly thing to get upset about. It was a draft proposal written by volunteers outside the Foundation.

I don't think I'm the only one tho.

Thanks for sharing this. I would be interested to see a more detailed pie chart on the 2023 expenditures. Approximately half the expenses (1.5 million dollars) spent on "Membership & Admin". What does that mean exactly?

I'll ask in Zulip if a more detailed breakdown is available. Inferring by exclusion from the other categories, it's likely the cost of the staff, such as payroll, travel and related expenses.

Hi Andrew, as per https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/335408-founda...

    To answer your question, the "Membership & Admin" slide covers:

    - General admin (software, bank fees, meeting rooms etcetera)
    - Legal and professional fees
    - Marketing services & tooling
    - Events (travel and sponsorship, primarily the latter)
    - Salaries, benefits, payroll taxes, & payroll service provider fees.
    - Membership and donor acquisition

Thanks for digging in. I would certainly be interested to see the extra granularity next year as offered by Gracie Gregory in that thread.

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