If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy.

Wargaming to donate funds to open-source foundations

World of Tanks publisher Wargaming.net has elected to return some of its proceeds to a number of open-source foundations which underpin its phenomenal success.

The company will provide an unspecified amount of funding directly to Linux Software, Django Software and Wikimedia.

"Wargaming relies heavily on a number of different open-source technologies to help us create our legendary MMO universe, whether it’s using Linux to power our servers, Django to build our web project frameworks or Wikimedia to help us in our research efforts,” Wargaming's Maksim Melnikau said in a statement published on PCGamesN.

"As a company, we’d like to say thank you to all the developers, testers and users who’ve helped create these awesome tools and that we’re extremely honored to hopefully help them continue their great work moving into the future."

Although many core gamers turn up their noses at Wargaming's free-to-play offerings, World of Tanks, World of Warplanes and World of Warships are incredibly popular and fans are vocal in their praise for the MMOs and the company's support of them. Wargaming will celebrate its 15th anniversary this year, is regularly involved in charitable endeavours, and swooped in to purchase Gas Powered Gaming before it went under.

Sign in and unlock a world of features

Get access to commenting, homepage personalisation, newsletters, and more!

In this article

World of Tanks

Android, iOS, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch

Related topics
About the Author
Brenna Hillier avatar

Brenna Hillier

Contributor

Based in Australia and having come from a lengthy career in the Aussie games media, Brenna worked as VG247's remote Deputy Editor for several years, covering news and events from the other side of the planet to the rest of the team. After leaving VG247, Brenna retired from games media and crossed over to development, working as a writer on several video games.

Comments