Hi there! 👋
Thanks for visiting. I'm Vojtech and I'm the author / maintainer of several packages for React (Native).

Background

I've been doing open source for several years now, initially to solve my own problems. Historically, when I asked for support, there usually wasn't much of a response - and I get it. Why would you, as a company or individual spend your money when the only thing you get in return is a vague promise that some guy will keep an eye on a piece of code and, maybe, make it better in ways that may (or may not) benefit your business?

This is why it's hard for maintainers to get sponsors, and why businesses don't see the value in doing it. It's also why OSS doesn't always deliver the quality that it could (there are exceptions, such as OSS backed by big companies).

I decided to take a different approach: for RN Google Sign in offer premium features. These modules have more features, better docs... they have a ton of improvements in general - if you pay a fee, you get something in return.
I previously offered access via the GH sponsors program but ended up developing a dedicated site to solve some problems with GH sponsors.

Why I'm Looking for Financial Support

Basically, I want to maintain the packages and make them better, but I want to do it sustainably. Sustainability is hard which is why I'm sure you've already come across many projects that are abandoned. I also think it's fair to be compensated for it.

If you use OSS packages in your for-profit apps, it makes business sense to support maintainers: you can help ensure your dependencies stay maintained and reliable, so that your devs can focus on delivering features.

What I Do

Apart from just coding, I'm passionate about great developer experience. Examples of my contributions include the RN testing docs, a bunch of commits to react navigation docs or things like this or that.

Thank you! 🙂