# Funding projects on GitHub

**URL:** <https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/funding-projects-on-github/590>\
**Category:** Resources\
**Created:** [May 23, 2019, 12:12pm UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/funding-projects-on-github/590 "2019-05-23T12:12:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![andreyorst](https://discuss.kakoune.com/user_avatar/discuss.kakoune.com/andreyorst/32/29_2.png) [@andreyorst](https://discuss.kakoune.com/u/andreyorst)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 12:12pm UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/funding-projects-on-github/590/1 "2019-05-23T12:12:43Z")

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> GitHub Sponsors is launching small and simple, but our mission is vast: to expand the opportunities to participate in and build on open source. We’re here to serve the developer community, and we’re eagerly listening for your input about what else you’d like to see in GitHub Sponsors.

> **[Announcing GitHub Sponsors: a new way to contribute to open source](https://github.blog/2019-05-23-announcing-github-sponsors-a-new-way-to-contribute-to-open-source/)**
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> We’re thrilled to announce the beta of GitHub Sponsors, a new way to financially support the developers who build the open source software you use every day. Open source developers build tools for the rest of us. GitHub Sponsors is a new tool to help...

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**Author:** ![robertmeta](https://discuss.kakoune.com/user_avatar/discuss.kakoune.com/robertmeta/32/833_2.png) [@robertmeta](https://discuss.kakoune.com/u/robertmeta)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 1:50pm UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/funding-projects-on-github/590/2 "2019-05-23T13:50:29Z")

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This is terrific! I feel a bit bad for like BountySource and friends.

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**Author:** ![andreyorst](https://discuss.kakoune.com/user_avatar/discuss.kakoune.com/andreyorst/32/29_2.png) [@andreyorst](https://discuss.kakoune.com/u/andreyorst)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 1:53pm UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/funding-projects-on-github/590/3 "2019-05-23T13:53:00Z")

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I’m too not sure if this is a good news. But since we’re all using this platform I’ve decided to post it here.

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**Author:** ![robertmeta](https://discuss.kakoune.com/user_avatar/discuss.kakoune.com/robertmeta/32/833_2.png) [@robertmeta](https://discuss.kakoune.com/u/robertmeta)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 2:23pm UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/funding-projects-on-github/590/4 "2019-05-23T14:23:31Z")

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I think more pipes for money to authors is good. People can just not use it, it isn’t compulsory. I wish for example there was a serious competition for Patreon.

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**Author:** ![andreyorst](https://discuss.kakoune.com/user_avatar/discuss.kakoune.com/andreyorst/32/29_2.png) [@andreyorst](https://discuss.kakoune.com/u/andreyorst)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 2:30pm UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/funding-projects-on-github/590/5 "2019-05-23T14:30:24Z")

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The thing I’m afraid of is something like “you’re not backing me up, therefore I’m not fixing issues from you”. Sure there’s not many people like this, but still, some projects can be infected with this mentality.

Also this face kinda scares me:  
 ![image](https://discuss.kakoune.com/uploads/default/original/1X/609e3127757837ab1de0a1d499aa7a89bd921a4e.png)

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**Author:** ![robertmeta](https://discuss.kakoune.com/user_avatar/discuss.kakoune.com/robertmeta/32/833_2.png) [@robertmeta](https://discuss.kakoune.com/u/robertmeta)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 5:22pm UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/funding-projects-on-github/590/6 "2019-05-23T17:22:58Z")

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I don’t find the first case particularly compelling, but the goddamn face is terror.