particularly important for hiring. We want our staff to be part Recruiting and retaining qualified talent is a benefit of that community. It’s well understood that it has become an expressed by many of our interviewees when asked to essential element for hiring and retention.”5 evaluate the merits of employee contributions to open source. One engineer says, “Our ambition to be a big digital In FIGURE 4, respondents reveal how influential the following player isn’t going to be met if we can’t retain the right talent. factors are when considering contributing their time to OSS. Amongst many of the really good engineers there is a desire The majority (63%) identify the importance of learning and to contribute to open source for their own reward and recog- personal development. Half (50%) say that working with 6 nition but also that feeling of giving back.” peers has an influence on whether or not to contribute, followed by enjoyment and fun (47%) and improving career Organizations that are typically active in open source project opportunities (45%). communities recognize that the users or consumers of their FIGURE 4 Factors that influence contributions to open source How influential are the following factors when considering whether or not to contribute your personal time to OSS projects? Learning and personal development I enjoy working with my peers and the community Provides a sense of enjoyment and fun Improving my career opportunities A technology need wasn't being met elsewhere Responsibility toward open source Strongly disagree Somewhat disagree Neither agree nor disagree Somewhat agree Strongly agree 2022 FINOS STATE OF OSS IN FINANCIAL SERVICES SURVEY, Q34, SAMPLE SIZE = 133-135, DKNS EXCLUDED THE 2022 STATE OF OPEN SOURCE IN FINANCIAL SERVICES 13