{"id":18213,"date":"2026-04-14T13:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T11:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.opengis.ch\/?p=18213"},"modified":"2026-04-14T13:17:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T11:17:49","slug":"sustainability-initiative-what-is-it-and-why-we-do-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.opengis.ch\/it\/2026\/04\/14\/sustainability-initiative-what-is-it-and-why-we-do-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability initiative: what is it and why we do it?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

At OPENGIS.ch, we create open-source software.<\/strong>
We are contributors, maintainers, and in the case of QField, the team that builds it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That comes with a responsibility we take seriously: giving back<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Give back” is not a slogan. It is our first core value<\/a>, and the very reason the sustainability initiative<\/a> exists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Open-source is a garden. If you eat from it, water it, and keep seeding.<\/p>\nThe Importance of seeding opening keynote, FOSS4G 2023<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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What is the #sustainQGIS initiative?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Open-source software has a well-known problem: the work that keeps it healthy is largely invisible. Bug fixes, code reviews, refactoring, test coverage, onboarding new contributors: none of these appear in a feature list, but without them, the software eventually degrades. Proprietary projects can budget for this work directly. Open-source projects mostly rely on whoever finds the time.
We wanted to change that, at least in our corner of the ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


The model is simple. For every support contract<\/a> we sign that exceeds 10 days, we donate a portion of those days to the initiative. Any unused contract hours at year-end also flow in. That pool of time gets spent on exactly those invisible tasks: triaging and fixing bugs that affect stability, reviewing pull requests so good contributions actually land in the codebase, and doing the unglamorous maintenance work that keeps QGIS’s core solid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why we do it<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We built a successful company around QGIS and QField. We write code (custom features, plugins, processing algorithms, entire applications) on top of these platforms every day. When a client needs something that cannot be done out of the box, we build it. And we build it inside the project whenever that makes sense, not in a private fork that nobody else benefits from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pushing changes upstream instead of maintaining private forks, sponsoring the QGIS project financially, and donating hours are all expressions of the same logic: the ecosystem is a shared asset, and shared assets need shared investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I chair the QGIS.org foundation<\/a>, so I see directly how much the project depends on companies like ours showing up. A bug that slips through costs every QGIS user time. A code review that never happens means a useful feature sits in limbo for months. And a small group of core maintainers carrying the full load eventually burns out. These are not abstract problems. They affect users and the community on a daily basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What this means when you work with us?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When you sign a support contract with OPENGIS.ch, you are not just buying expert help with QGIS and QField. A slice of that contract goes back into the project itself. Your investment in solving your own GIS challenges also helps keep the platform reliable for everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We think that is a good deal. It is the way we want to do business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want to know more about the initiative<\/a> or are ready to make a difference, get a support contract<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Open-source is a garden.
If you eat from it, water it, and keep seeding.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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At OPENGIS.ch, we create open-source software, we are contributors, maintainers, and in the case of QField, the team that builds it.<\/p>\n

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