We are excited to announce the first group of winners for the 2024 Google Open Source Peer Bonus Program! This program is designed to recognize open source contributors who have been nominated by Google employees for their exceptional contributions to open source projects.
It is worth reiterating the importance of open source to solving real-world problems for everyone. Open collaboration via open source allows for increased innovation and sustainability and provides infrastructure that countless projects and companies rely on. It is also important to note that oftentimes, open source progress made by the work of contributors and maintainers is overlooked. To the recipients of this award: whether this work is a part of your salaried role or a free time passion project, we hope that this small token of appreciation for your commitment spurs you to continue this work.
This cycle’s Open Source Peer Bonus Program received 159 nominations and the 130 winners reside in 25 different countries with work spanning 78 projects. As always, this reflects the program’s global reach and just a fraction of the enormous impact of open source software.
We would like to extend our congratulations to the winners! Included below are those who have agreed to be named publicly.
We are incredibly proud of all of the nominees for their outstanding contributions to open source, and we look forward to seeing even more amazing contributions in the remainder of 2024 and years to come!
By Mike Bufano, Google Open Source Peer Bonus Program Lead