devonzuegel

Thanks for the feedback! We've updated the post to clarify the options for folks who don't have a bank account in one of the 30 countries currently out of beta: https://github.blog/2019-11-04-github-sponsors-is-now-out-of...

We do support ACH transfer and wire transfer (as noted in the documentation) for developers with bank accounts in countries that are still in the limited beta. In the coming months, we'll be expanding general availability for more countries on a rolling basis. I'll look into clarifying that in the help docs too.

Hi, I’m Devon the product manager behind GitHub Sponsors. We’re excited to launch the beta program today and learn how we can best serve the community.

It’s great to already see the conversation on this thread! We’re eager to hear all of your feedback, and feel free to email me at devonzuegel@github.com as well.

Hey, Devon here. :)

The only question I have is how easy it would be for those who don’t use Github to subscribe to a recurring donation?

Thanks for the question buro9! All it takes to become a sponsor is an email address and payment method. Our goal is to make sponsorships as friction-free as possible.

Re: individual/repo/org question, GitHub Sponsors is launching small and simple, and as we learn from the initial beta program, we’ll look to expand the ways to participate. One thing we’ve done is put together an advisory panel of open source teams to better understand their unique needs. We’d love to have your voice on the panel, if you’re interested! Send me an email -- devonzuegel@github.com.

Funny meeting you here ;) So much to do!

Hi! Thanks for clarifying this for everyone. Yes, we just migrated the blog, so both `github.blog` and `blog.github.com` work.

(I'm the open source PM at GitHub, for context... and yes I realize that's not directly verifiable from my sn here so feel free to tweet at me if you want to check: http://twitter.com/devonzuegel)

Yes! My interest in cities originated from a biography on Robert Moses, and in my quest to learn more I quickly fell into the works of Jane Jacobs. Her ideas are foundational to the way I think about urban planning.

I've read excerpts of "Seeing Like a State", but not the whole thing – thanks for the reminder! I should go back and read through it further.

The superblocks project is fascinating. I'm excited to see how that pans out. Hopefully I can get myself over to Barcelona to see it in person some time soon. :)