I don't understand the whole bit on taxes. You have no authority i.r.t. taxation, and so I assume you mean your -- i.e. the platform's -- cut, so that type of "tax" verbiage is strange to me. Also, your site doesn't seem to go into where the money's coming from. Do the project maintainers pay you, and you pay the contributors? If so, this doesn't seem to address the underlying issue of maintainers not getting paid, because they're the ones paying. Overall, the site is very confusing.
Hi ezekg,
When we say “taxes,” we actually mean the platform’s cut or fee, not any government tax. We get that it sounds confusing and we’ll fix that wording, thanks.
The idea behind the platform is to help folks who might not code themselves, like companies or users, pay developers to improve the projects they care about. So if you use or rely on a project, you can create sponsor issues, and the devs get paid for their work.
It also gives companies a chance to see top talent in action by watching contributors work on real open-source projects before hiring them.
Sure, it doesn’t magically fix the whole “maintainers getting paid” problem, but it’s a way to get stuff done and reward contributors.
The idea behind the platform is to help folks who might not code themselves, like companies or users, pay developers to improve the projects they care about. So if you use or rely on a project, you can create sponsor issues, and the devs get paid for their work.
It also gives companies a chance to see top talent in action by watching contributors work on real open-source projects before hiring them.
Sure, it doesn’t magically fix the whole “maintainers getting paid” problem, but it’s a way to get stuff done and reward contributors.