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		ushakov on July 14, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Polar v1.0: Let’s Fix Open Source Funding Why would I use this instead of the usual ways (GitHub Sponsors, PayPal, Patreon, OpenCollective)?

toyg on July 14, 2023 [–]

From what I understand, Github Sponsors is not granular: you either subscribe to a project or you don't. Polar seems to allow for issue-specific funding and other more granular bits.

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