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by aetherspawn 3132 days ago
Right, this is disappointing.

But it doesn’t mean that Codesponsor needs to shut down. They could easily check the referrer and show the ads only on npm, dockerhub, gitlab, hackage etc and they would still get good coverage.
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cavneb 3132 days ago
60% of all traffic through Code Sponsor came from Github. 15% came from ad blocked traffic (I have no idea the referer). About 15% came from websites and then the remainder came from different repository websites (dockerhub, npm, etc).

I agree that this is a good idea, but open source exists on Github. Without their support, it just won’t happen.

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aetherspawn 3130 days ago
Nevertheless, couldn't you just leave it running without GitHub' approval (perhaps, block requests with referrer from GitHub) and see if it gains further traction?
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cavneb 3129 days ago
The personal cost it would be for me (time from family) to continue to grow Code Sponsor on the side is not an option. I love open source and want to see it be sustainable for developers, however, I can't do so anymore at the expense of my family.
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