Hello there! Welcome to the official GitHub space of WMACCESS. 🌟
We are extremely passionate about the open-source community. 🚀 As of now, our primary goal in this space is to give back to the community that has given so much to us. 🤗
The WMACCESS product team of CPB Software deeply values the open-source community. Our products and services rely on a multitude of open-source software projects that are essential in every aspect of our value chain, from development to operations in our data centers.
We are committed to fostering innovation and empowering developers. We believe that the open-source movement is a fundamental pillar in this journey. Through our GitHub profile, we are currently sponsoring and supporting awe-inspiring open-source projects and initiatives that are pushing the boundaries of technology and community building. 🎉
We are enthusiastic about the talent, creativity, and dedication of the open-source community, and we are here to be a part of this incredible ecosystem. 🌱
- Who we are
- Why did we join GitHub?
- Understanding open source
- Our position on open source
- Detailed open-source support
- A call to action
The WMACCESS product suite is a solution to access financial data, comprising various components to retrieve, process, and store WM data in a relational database. WMACCESS is a product of CPB Software (Germany) GmbH.
CPB Software (Germany) GmbH is a part of CPB SOFTWARE AG. As a full-service provider with 25 years of experience, CPB SOFTWARE AG offers state-of-the-art software development and comprehensive services in both business (BPaaS) and technical (IaaS) areas. With over 600 actively satisfied customers in Austria, Germany, and 14 other countries, we continually innovate, maintaining high-quality standards and technical competence. Our international team, known for flexibility and professionalism, focuses on implementing tailor-made solutions oriented towards the specific needs and desires of our clients and their projects.
Our primary motivation for joining GitHub is to facilitate financial support to the open-source community. Although we previously carried out financial support directly via project websites or developers' PayPal accounts, we recognized that GitHub's platform streamlines the process and enables us to actively participate in this vibrant community.
While many open-source projects are free to use, the term "free" extends beyond monetary cost. The essence of free software lies in freedom. As eloquently defined in 1986 by the GNU's Bulletin publication:
The word "free" in our name does not refer to price; it refers to freedom.
First, the freedom to copy a program and redistribute it to your neighbors, so that they can use it as well as you.
Second, the freedom to change a program, so that you can control it instead of it controlling you; for this, the source code must be made available to you.
We are immensely grateful to the community and particularly the dedicated individuals who invest their time and effort in these open-source projects. Our GitHub open-source support project represents an evolution in how we engage. In the past, we've provided feedback and shared our knowledge, submitted feature requests and bug reports using our personal GitHub accounts, and we intend to continue these valuable contributions. However, our financial support has traditionally been facilitated through alternative channels. Now, we are leveraging GitHub to directly extend our financial contributions to the creators of exceptional open-source projects.
CPB Software ❤️ open source
For detailed information on the developers or projects we have supported, please refer to the following posts:
We believe that open source is the backbone of innovation in technology. As more companies and individuals reap the benefits of open-source software, it is our collective responsibility to ensure its sustainability. We urge other companies to recognize the value and potentials of open-source contributions. By investing time, resources, and financial support into open source, we collectively foster an ecosystem of collaboration, innovation, and progress that benefits us all. Let's support the open-source community, for it is an investment in the future of technology.
Join us in this endeavor. Let's make a difference together. 🌟
Thank you for visiting our GitHub profile! 🙌
Your WMACCESS Team of CPB Software (Germany) GmbH