∞ Saying Thanks to Open Source Maintainers

Published under Mango Paper, Jun 12, 2024

Brett Cannon writes,

After signing up for GitHub Sponsors, I had a nagging feeling that somehow asking for money from other people to support my open source work was inappropriate. But after much reflection, I realized that phrasing the use of GitHub Sponsors as a way to express patronage/support and appreciation for my work instead of sponsorship stopped me feeling bad about it. It also led me to reflect on to what degree people can express thanks to open source maintainers.

Be nice
[...]
Be an advocate
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Produce your own open source
[...]
Say thanks
[...]
Fiscal support

What a fantastic list of ways how you can thank open source maintainers.