Truth to be told, the neo.mjs project is in need of sponsors & backers.
As an MIT-licensed open source project, you can use neo.mjs for free (as long as you stick to the license & copyright notice).
Prior to the public release, the project was already at 3720 commits.
To get neo.mjs to this point, I spent 1.5 years of my full and unpaid working time. This does not only include a big amount of 100h+ weeks and several sleepless nights, but I also burned most of my personal savings to get here.
I did this, since I truly and deeply believe that neo.mjs has the potential to start a new era of UI development.
The current version is just a fraction of a much bigger picture I have in mind. Trust me, it is beautiful :)
I can definitely say that I did use several other UI frameworks in the past and that neo.mjs boosted my productivity to an entire new level.
This is something I would love to share with you!
After finishing the Real World demo app, I am planning to create a 2nd version: this time using a custom neo.mjs design theme as well as the full band-width of neo.mjs components: tabContainers, lists, toolbars, buttons etc. This should be the perfect starting point for new developers who would like to get up to speed.
Afterwards I would like to polish the docs app further, as well as writing more tutorials & guides. Right now there is a massive amount of hidden gems inside the neo.mjs code base, but I do get the point that not everyone of us is a treasure-hunter and loves to explore the code base on his own.
I am in need to make up for the invested time, which means that going forward, I have to spend a lot of my time on billable projects. Of course I will do my best to continue pushing neo.mjs in my free time.
With active sponsors I could invest more time into neo.mjs, which means that you will get new features, guides and bug-fixes a lot faster.
You could select a Backer tier ($10 / month), which would equal a cup of coffee for me every month (after taxes). This will not cover my living costs (unless neo.mjs goes viral), but it does have an impact on my motivation for sure.
Starting at the bronze tier, you will be able to place your company logo on the main repository landing page (Readme.md). Especially in the early days, this will have an high impact on the neo.mjs community and make it easier for you to find neo.mjs developers in the future.
Obviously, sponsoring open source projects in general will increase your company reputation.
As soon as the neo.mjs community grows, it will also increase your company visibility in a good way.
Please make sure to create a feature request ticket inside the neo.mjs Issues Tracker after signing a sponsors program to provide your company logo!
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