FYI: That funding model where it automatically all...
# maintainers
j
FYI: That funding model where it automatically allocates funds to dependencies and their dependencies is https://www.stackaid.us/
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At least, I think that's what it was. I'll need to double check the podcast I heard it from
m
huh, interesting. In theory it’s a great idea, in practice… do we really need to be giving Microsoft and Facebook more money 🤔
j
Yeah, I thought there was a way of tweaking which dependencies you want to give funds to
m
There is probably a way to exclude certain dependencies/orgs
yeah, that makes sense
j
m
Thinking it through, if this model wins, I wonder how it would change behaviour of open source tool writers - would you be inclined to depend on less dependencies so you get more of the share? 🤔
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Interesting to think about (I’m sure many of these companies have). Great to see so many of these cropping up - I’d heard of neither of these previously
I was directly approached by one of the founders of this previously: https://www.paydevs.com/