ABOUT US
ABOUT US
Helping Open Source projects provide support in a more sustainable way.
Helping Open Source projects provide support in a more sustainable way.
Helping Open Source projects provide support in a more sustainable way.
Hi there,
We’re Stian Årsnes and Patrick Carstens.
With more than a decade each, building various products within SaaS, mobile apps, XR and full-scale simulators (don’t do that), using everything from obscure libraries to widely adopted frameworks, we have experienced first hand, the challenge of trying to get help from the core team or community when getting stuck. With few smooth and well-functioning support setups where we can reach out and compensate those who potentially could help, we have too often resigned to freelance pages for assistance. This. despite, firmly believing that the best and most convenient thing would have been to get help directly from someone who has written the code or is verifiably knowledgable and involved. Not only because it would take much less time to coordinate and likely have higher quality, but also because it feels more meaningful to pay those who have actually contributed to the project. Setting aside sustainable donations towards open source can be a hard sell. Management or others on the team may question paying for something that is “free”. Support however, intuitively makes more sense and is easier to explain, while at the same time can be a valuable source of funding for many projects.
So, we set out on a mission with the goal of building a better support infrastructure for open source projects, putting the maintainers in charge of whether, and how much, support should be compensated.
Reach us at stian@githelp.app or patrick@githelp.app
Hi there,
We’re Stian Årsnes and Patrick Carstens.
With more than a decade each, building various products within SaaS, mobile apps, XR and full-scale simulators (don’t do that), using everything from obscure libraries to widely adopted frameworks, we have experienced first hand, the challenge of trying to get help from the core team or community when getting stuck. With few smooth and well-functioning support setups where we can reach out and compensate those who potentially could help, we have too often resigned to freelance pages for assistance. This. despite, firmly believing that the best and most convenient thing would have been to get help directly from someone who has written the code or is verifiably knowledgable and involved. Not only because it would take much less time to coordinate and likely have higher quality, but also because it feels more meaningful to pay those who have actually contributed to the project. Setting aside sustainable donations towards open source can be a hard sell. Management or others on the team may question paying for something that is “free”. Support however, intuitively makes more sense and is easier to explain, while at the same time can be a valuable source of funding for many projects.
So, we set out on a mission with the goal of building a better support infrastructure for open source projects, putting the maintainers in charge of whether, and how much, support should be compensated.
Reach us at stian@githelp.app or patrick@githelp.app
Too many Open Source projects suffer from lack of funding, lack of time and burn out.
We want to help change that.
Too many Open Source projects suffer from lack of funding, lack of time and burn out.
We want to help change that.
Funding and Open Source
Funding and Open Source
Githelp is fully open source and licensed under the AGPLv2. We welcome and encourage contributions of all kinds from the community.
At this early stage, our primary focus is on building as much value as possible for users. During this initial period, we do not take any commission from transactions on the platform. In the future, it is likely that we will introduce a reasonable fee to help cover operational costs and ongoing development, unless we are able to secure alternative sources of funding.
If you would like to support the project financially during this phase, donations are greatly appreciated. Please feel free to reach out to us.
Githelp is fully open source and licensed under the AGPLv2. We welcome and encourage contributions of all kinds from the community.
At this early stage, our primary focus is on building as much value as possible for users. During this initial period, we do not take any commission from transactions on the platform. In the future, it is likely that we will introduce a reasonable fee to help cover operational costs and ongoing development, unless we are able to secure alternative sources of funding.
If you would like to support the project financially during this phase, donations are greatly appreciated. Please feel free to reach out to us.
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FREE FOR BETA USERS FIRST 12 MONTHS
Elevate your support efforts
And become a favorite among your users.