diff --git a/docs/_posts/2018-08-01-jekyll-sponsoring.markdown b/docs/_posts/2018-08-01-jekyll-sponsoring.markdown index 22124dfe..1f223df6 100644 --- a/docs/_posts/2018-08-01-jekyll-sponsoring.markdown +++ b/docs/_posts/2018-08-01-jekyll-sponsoring.markdown @@ -9,60 +9,70 @@ _(TL;DR: We're open for sponsorships on our [OpenCollective page](https://openco Hi Jekyllers, -As you may know, Jekyll is a completely free and open source project. We offer our -software and its related plugins and documentation at no cost because we believe -that good software should not cost anything. We're not planning on changing that, -but today I want to talk about a different monetary aspect of open source. +As you may know, Jekyll is a completely free and open source project. We offer +our software and its related plugins and documentation at no cost because we +believe that good software should not cost anything. We're not planning on +changing that, but today I want to talk about a different monetary aspect of +open source. -Open source developers being paid for the work they do is a rare sight. Most open source -software is effectively the result of hundreds and thousands of hours of free labor provided -by individuals who are passionate enough to work outside of their day job to create -software that, ironically, is being used by almost every company that offers -digital services. It's a problem that has gotten more attention in recent years, with -the open source community becoming more diverse and more and more companies actively -investing in providing monetary support for open source developers. +Open source developers being paid for the work they do is a rare sight. Most +open source software is effectively the result of hundreds and thousands of +hours of free labor provided by individuals who are passionate enough to work +outside of their day job to create software that, ironically, is being used by +almost every company that offers digital services. It's a problem that has +gotten more attention in recent years, with the open source community becoming +more diverse and more and more companies actively investing in providing +monetary support for open source developers. -Jekyll has always been a product of volunteers. Rarely has someone been paid to implement -a certain plugin or feature. Today, we're excited to announce that we will finally -be able to fund our contributors! __We are opening an OpenCollective to receive -individual and corporate sponsorships__. This is not unheard of, [Hugo](http://gohugo.io) -is also funded by sponsorships, as are many other similar projects, such as -[webpack](https://opencollective.com/webpack), [Babel](https://opencollective.com/babel) or +Jekyll has always been a product of volunteers. Rarely has someone been paid to +implement a certain plugin or feature. Today, we're excited to announce that we +will finally be able to fund our contributors! __We are opening an +OpenCollective to receive individual and corporate sponsorships__. +This is not unheard of, [Hugo](http://gohugo.io) is also funded by sponsorships, +as are many other similar projects, such as +[webpack](https://opencollective.com/webpack), +[Babel](https://opencollective.com/babel) or [RuboCop](https://opencollective.com/rubocop). -OpenCollective is a service that makes it easy for open source projects to receive funding -from individuals and companies alike. It's specifically designed for open source and -many other projects already use it for funding. +OpenCollective is a service that makes it easy for open source projects to +receive funding from individuals and companies alike. It's specifically designed +for open source and many other projects already use it for funding. -Sponsoring is, for us, a method to finally realize some of the more ambitious goals we've had -with the project for years. The closest thing we want to realize is to __release Jekyll 4.0, and -to make it as polished as we can__. In the future, we would also like to work on other things that -will improve the Jekyll ecosystem. Here's a couple of ideas: +Sponsoring is, for us, a method to finally realize some of the more ambitious +goals we've had with the project for years. The closest thing we want to realize +is to __release Jekyll 4.0, and to make it as polished as we can__. In the +future, we would also like to work on other things that will improve the Jekyll +ecosystem. Here's a couple of ideas: - Create a comprehensive official plugin and theme directory site - Improve tooling built around measuring and improving Jekyll's performance - Improve maintenance for official plugins - Including the community into official decisions; making Jekyll more friendly to folks in the community -Again, these are just some ideas, but with the help of sponsoring, they are now one step closer -to being realized :heart: +Again, these are just some ideas, but with the help of sponsoring, they are now +one step closer to being realized :heart: -
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+ Forestry
-With that, we would like to announce our very first sponsor: [__Forestry.io__](https://forestry.io)! Forestry is -a CMS that integrates with your Jekyll sites and lets you update content using a beautiful -interface, and then automatically commits it back to your GitHub repository. We're excited to have -them on board on a new, exciting step of our journey. +With that, we would like to announce our very first sponsor: +[__Forestry.io__](https://forestry.io)! +Forestry is a CMS that integrates with your Jekyll sites and lets you update +content using a beautiful interface, and then automatically commits it back to +your GitHub repository. We're excited to have them on board on a new, exciting +step of our journey. -Will anything change for Jekyll users? The answer is no - this step does not impact the Jekyll software -in any aspect. In fact, you might see positive changes, such as more features and better -performance. Surprisingly, that's what happens when you properly fund people for their work! +Will anything change for Jekyll users? The answer is no - this step does not +impact the Jekyll software in any aspect. In fact, you might see positive +changes, such as more features and better performance. Surprisingly, that's what +happens when you properly fund people for their work! -If you have been a long time user for Jekyll and would like to give something back to the project, -you can consider a small monthly donation to our [OpenCollective page](http://opencollective.com/jekyll). -If your company heavily relies on Jekyll, do consider sponsoring us! Contact me at -`olivia at jekyllrb dot com` and we'll figure something out together. +If you have been a long time user for Jekyll and would like to give something +back to the project, you can consider a small monthly donation to our +[OpenCollective page](http://opencollective.com/jekyll). If your company heavily +relies on Jekyll, do consider sponsoring us! + +Contact [matt@jekyllrb.com](mailto:matt@jekyllrb.com) and we'll figure something out together. Thanks for sticking with us, and happy Jekylling! :tada: diff --git a/docs/img/forestry-logo.svg b/docs/img/forestry-logo.svg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4b4beda3 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/img/forestry-logo.svg @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +