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F# Essentials</a
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<p>
🚀 Boom! We've kicked off an open collective, hunting down some fuel (aka
funding) for our epic F# adventures ahead. Dive into the heart of our
mission in our <a
href="https://opencollective.com/amplifying-fsharp#category-ABOUT"
target="_blank">about section</a
> over at our Open Collective spaceship. Every contribution? It's like rocket
fuel to us. We're beyond thankful! Let's light this up!
Running Amplifying F# involves certain fixed costs, including domain names,
various services, and travel expenses.
<br />
If you believe you’ve gained value from our initiative, please consider making
a donation.
</p>
<h2 id="goals">Goals</h2>
<p>
We value transparency and wish to share our thoughts regarding the
allocation of the funds received. <br />
Since some of our ideas are more feasible than others, we categorize them into
tiers. <br />
Regardless of the tier achieved, our goal is to allocate the funds appropriately
without hoarding.
Previously, we had grand ambitions for our Open Collective. In our wildest
dreams, we envisioned a world where we could start paying developers like a
real job and see F# flourish. Of course, this was a set of lofty
expectations, and we knew it was unlikely to happen. So, we established more
attainable goals that could also be achieved with a smaller amount of money.
</p>
<p>
Unfortunately, there is a critical amount of funding needed before you can
make a significant impact in open-source. A $10 donation to an individual
developer may be a thoughtful gesture, and it's great to continue supporting
them in that way, but in the grand scheme of things, it doesn't lead to
substantial change.
</p>
<p>
What we want to convey is that, for now, we are pausing our larger plans
with Open Collective.
<br /> This means we are not actively utilizing the funds for new initiatives.
We are using it to keep the lights on, but nothing more.
</p>
<p>
That being said, you can still donate to us; we just want to manage your
expectations a bit.
<br /> If you have any thoughts or suggestions, please feel free to reach out
to us via <a href="mailto:[email protected]">email</a>.
</p>
<div class="tier" style="background: var(--cyan-200);">
<h3>Cottage tier (0 - 5K)</h3>
<p>This is the lowest tier, enabling us to cover our existing costs:</p>
<ul>
<li>Services for our online sessions, such as our Zoom subscription.</li>
<li>Travel expenses for in-person engagements with the F# community.</li>
<li>
Purchasing and distributing swag, such as coffee mugs and t-shirts.
</li>
<li>
Treating an open-source maintainer to lunch following a significant
release.
</li>
<li>Funding advertisements for our sessions and F# essentials.</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div class="tier" style="background: var(--cyan-400); color: var(--cyan-950)">
<h3>Villa tier (5K - 15K)</h3>
<p>
This tier enables us to begin compensating F# contributors for working on
narrowly defined projects:
</p>
<ul>
<li>
Developing comprehensive 'getting started' documentation for popular
projects.
</li>
<li>Adding new features to the F# compiler or tooling.</li>
<li>
Performing essential maintenance work that cannot be completed outside
of regular hours.
</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div class="tier" style="background: var(--cyan-700); color: var(--cyan-50)">
<h3>Mansion tier (15K - 50K)</h3>
<p>
Now we are making significant progress. With this level of funding, we
could organize a small conference:
</p>
<ul>
<li>Host an in-person conference, workshop, or hackathon.</li>
<li>Support long-term, paid open-source F# projects.</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div class="tier" style="background: var(--cyan-900); color: var(--white)">
<h3>Castle tier (50K - ...)</h3>
<p>
This is the ultimate tier, a level we aspire to reach. Achieving this
would enable us to consider employing someone to work on community
projects part-time, or possibly even full-time.
</p>
<ul>
<li>
We can start a legal entity and conduct business on a more professional
level.
</li>
<li>Work on anything we need fixing for in the F# community.</li>
<li>Turn Ionide into an unmatched editing experience.</li>
<li>Produce professional education content.</li>
</ul>
</div>
<h2>Current sponsors</h2>
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