Show HN: StackAid – fund 100s of open source dependencies with one subscription
2 by nevernude | 0 comments on Hacker News.
We strongly believe working on open source software should be a viable source of income for many more developers. Unfortunately, the following barriers limit the extent of open source funding: - Only a small fraction of open source projects are funded, and most money goes to a few notable projects. - Each project has to market is self to get significant funding. - Large corporate donations provide the bulk of the funding, making it unreliable and unattainable for many. - Finding and supporting each of your dependencies is a cumbersome task. Which ones, how much, and on which platforms? So we built StackAid, a service that automatically discovers and funds your direct and indirect (second order) open source dependencies with a monthly subscription. StackAid is early and has a unique allocation model, so we're working with supporters and open source projects to validate the experience further. We're matching subscriptions up to $100/month during the beta.
2 by nevernude | 0 comments on Hacker News.
We strongly believe working on open source software should be a viable source of income for many more developers. Unfortunately, the following barriers limit the extent of open source funding: - Only a small fraction of open source projects are funded, and most money goes to a few notable projects. - Each project has to market is self to get significant funding. - Large corporate donations provide the bulk of the funding, making it unreliable and unattainable for many. - Finding and supporting each of your dependencies is a cumbersome task. Which ones, how much, and on which platforms? So we built StackAid, a service that automatically discovers and funds your direct and indirect (second order) open source dependencies with a monthly subscription. StackAid is early and has a unique allocation model, so we're working with supporters and open source projects to validate the experience further. We're matching subscriptions up to $100/month during the beta.