Sourmash Seeks Funding To Sustain Development
The sourmash project applied to the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative's Essential Open Source Software for Science program a few weeks ago, seeking two years of funding for maintenance, user support, and governance. The team cites the v4.1 release enabling petabase-scale searches, pending publications of novel algorithms, and loss of previous grant support and core developer time. Funding would support community growth, documentation, and sustained releases.
Key Points
- 1Files application to CZI requesting funds for maintenance, user support, and governance over two years.
- 2Highlights v4.1 petabase-scale search release, novel data structures, and end of prior grant support.
- 3Calls for community-building, documentation, plugin architecture, and sustained releases to ensure reproducible microbiome workflows.
Scoring Rationale
Provides concrete sustainability plan and petabase-scale capability, but is a niche funding request with limited immediate industry impact.
Sources
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