I think it would be an easy win to set up the Sponsorship button to point to Erlang Ecosystem Foundation. It is a feature most are familiar with and having a button send you to EEF right from the Elixir repo is a great way for new people to discover EEF. 👍
On Saturday, May 25, 2019 at 11:59:31 AM UTC-6 [email protected] wrote: > That's fair enough. Would you consider turning on that feature on the > Repo then linking it to "Erlang Ecosystem Foundation"? > > On Thu, May 23, 2019 at 10:00 AM José Valim <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Then I recommend the Erlang Ecosystem Foundation. >> >> > Jose you and the core team can decide the best use of funds. >> >> I don't think this should be the responsibility of the core team. We are >> really good with code and systems, it does not mean we will be good at >> managing funds. :) >> >> *José Valim* >> www.plataformatec.com.br >> Skype: jv.ptec >> Founder and Director of R&D >> >> >> On Thu, May 23, 2019 at 6:30 PM Steve Morin <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Guess my point is that the Language Github could be used to fundraise >>> and if the best use of funds is the Elixir Foundation then the money could >>> be directly donated there while benefiting from the matching dollars. >>> >>> Jose you and the core team can decide the best use of funds. >>> >>> People can then donate to the community projects as they see fit of >>> course. >>> >>> On May 23, 2019, at 08:52, José Valim <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> As mentioned in other threads here, the language has gotten consistently >>> stable throughout the years, specially now that all planned major features >>> have been merged into the language. >>> >>> My suggestion is to put the focus on the community and reach out to the >>> projects that you enjoy and appreciate and ask how you can help them. Be it >>> via sponsorships or in other ways. 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