GitHub Sponsors

Noun · Open Source

Definitions

  1. GitHub’s funding feature that lets individuals or organizations financially support open source maintainers and projects through recurring sponsorships. It is part of the broader push to make maintenance work more sustainable.

    In plain English: GitHub’s system for financially supporting open source maintainers and projects.

    Example: "GitHub Sponsors covered enough of the maintainer’s time to finally make triage and releases less sporadic."

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