Re: Sponsor link on github.com/php

> On 22 Nov 2021, at 10:53 PM, Sara Golemon <pollita@php.net> wrote: > > Now that the new PHP Foundation has been announced, I've been asked if we'd > mind configuring a Sponsor button on our github.com project profile. > > https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/managing-your-repositorys-settings-and-features/customizing-your-repository/displaying-a-sponsor-button-in-your-repository > > Pro: Gives appreciative users somewhere to send their appreciation and the > project doesn't have to worry about all the tax implications. > > Con: PHP has always remained unbiased regarding frameworks and libraries, > and I think the same should apply to other external organizations, like the > foundation. There are, in fact, other foundations already in existence, > and if we send traffic to one, we should send traffic to all. > > An alternative may be to link to the various foundations from php.net (and > github.com/php) with some text stating that they are all independent > organizations which contributors should assess individually. > > Looking forward to thoughts, > -Sara What about a php.net/donate page? GitHub’s funding file works with custom URLs. So one solution could be a donate page where organisations can submit their links and possible a description. Something like /conferences and the user-groups. The page wouldn’t need any forms or anything, a PR directly to the page could work. Thoughts? Thank you, Kim.