Open-source projects require support and funding for sustainability. Front-facing projects and high-profile maintainers often receive more attention and sponsorships than underlying dependencies and low-profile maintainers. The post discusses the unbalanced funding and proposes solutions, such as sponsorships forwarding on GitHub and Open Collective. The author also introduces their personal collective as an initiative to redistribute funds to dependencies and contributors. Transparency and fairness in fund distribution are emphasized.

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Unbalanced Funding #About Me #Sponsorships Forwarding on GitHub #Open Collective #Anthony Fu’s Collective #Transparency #Sponsor Now #Feedback #

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