Dev tools · September 14, 2022
StackAid – Fund all your open-source dependencies
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…
StackAid – Fund all your open-source dependencies launched on September 14, 2022 with 226 votes, #114 of 3,464 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.
In plain words
StackAid is a service that automatically identifies and funds open-source dependencies used in software projects through a monthly subscription model. It discovers both direct and indirect dependencies, simplifying the process of supporting multiple projects at once. The platform aims to distribute funding more broadly across the open-source ecosystem rather than concentrating resources on only the most well-known projects, making open-source development a more viable income source for developers.
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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…
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