StackAid - Fund all your open source dependencies | 2021

"StackAid is a simple way to donate to all the open source software projects you depend on. By subscribing to StackAid, we'll distribute your subscription fee among your projects' direct and indirect dependencies based on your project configuration (eg: package.json). How does StackAid work for my project? See for yourself. Copy and paste your package.json or edit the one below to get a breakdown of how your dependencies would be funded....

Why do we need StackAid? The problem with open source funding today isn't a lack of means or desire to support projects. The problem is decision paralysis, figuring out how much to fund each project and the mechanics of paying each one. For example, even if you have a small project, it could have a dozen dependencies and many more indirect dependencies. So if you decide to fund your direct dependencies, here are the questions you then have to answer: How much should I give to each project? How do I go about funding each project? Assuming you've figured out those questions, you might still be wondering if this is workable. Will everyone else, especially the dependencies you fund, go to this effort to fund their dependencies? Probably not...."