From cab772b3eb9903faedb8abe6faa9e3ee5655942d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Igal Klebanov Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2025 10:27:45 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] add FUNDING.md (#1317) --- FUNDING.md | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+) create mode 100644 FUNDING.md diff --git a/FUNDING.md b/FUNDING.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..9dbe480fe --- /dev/null +++ b/FUNDING.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +# Funding + +Kysely is an MIT-licensed open-source project and is completely free to use - and will remain so. + +Kysely is a labor of love. We do this in our free time. + +We do not accept donations. + +- Getting paid for open-source won't make us put more time and effort into open-source. + We have family, friends, and other hobbies and interests. + +- We work in the tech industry, full-time, as software developers. We are comfortable as-is. + +- We don't believe in freelance open-source as a stable source of income for the long term. + We have mouths to feed, and careers to maintain. + +- Sponsored projects tend to be affected by big sponsors. We want to keep Kysely away + from companies' and VCs' opinions and business needs. + +- Kysely is escapism for us. We don't want it to feel like another job. + + +Instead of donating to us, we encourage you to support meaningful causes or other open-source projects in need of funding. + +Thank you for supporting Kysely through your usage, contributions, and feedback.