The latest 2018 Open Source Jobs Report points to several ways employers can help developers. Based on a survey of over 750 hiring managers and 6,5000 people who use open source professionally, the Linux Foundation and Dice study indicates what developers want most from their employer are opportunities to attend conferences and events.
Although funding for professional training and certification is also desired, developers often just want time during work hours to learn and contribute to open source. In fact, 62 percent of developers said they would be more successful if they could allocate paid work time to contribute to open source projects.
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