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:star: Vim for Visual Studio Code
http://aka.ms/vscodevim
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GitHub Sponsors / Patreon #5116

Closed max-sixty closed 4 months ago

max-sixty commented 4 years ago

I use VSCode / Vim for a lot of my day, and it makes a material impact on my productivity.

I can't really contribute given my Javascript skills (I have done a couple of tiny doc PRs). I'd be very keen to subscribe to a GitHub Sponsors / Patreon to support its continued development.

IIRC, @J-Fields has said that having a GH Sponsors could be unfair because others have built so much. But the funds (I imagine fairly token, at least initially) would be for future development — there are 849 open issues, so there's plenty to do! — and having something seems fairer than having nothing.

That said, I recognize that OSS + $ can be complex, so feel free to close if it's a non-starter.

ReedyBear commented 4 years ago

You could also work issues.

ReedyBear commented 4 years ago

OpenCollective might be a good platform? Maybe a Not For Profit could be formed around VSCodeVim, but that's a whole other headache too.

max-sixty commented 4 years ago

I agree those are useful tasks @Taeluf and that's a good outlet for some people to contribute back.

Maybe a Not For Profit could be formed around VSCodeVim, but that's a whole other headache too.

Agree re the effort for something like a non-profit. I for one would be very happy giving directly with GH Sponsors — the work is fairly centralized already, and (unfortunately) it's not going to be enough money to cause adverse incentives...

I'm happy to help with the setup if @J-Fields gives the go-ahead!

J-Fields commented 4 months ago

I do now have GitHub Sponsors set up, if anyone insists on contributing.

max-sixty commented 4 months ago

I do now have GitHub Sponsors set up, if anyone insists on contributing.

Just joined as your first!

(Maybe set up some tiers / suggested amounts?)

J-Fields commented 4 months ago

Much appreciated!