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Let's talk about what it's like to contribute to WordPress outside of the project itself.

I've been doing it out of my own pocket for over a decade and it's been a struggle.

It's made me think a lot about open source sustainability in WordPress.

So here's a 🧵 and a warning 🤣 Image
Before we start, here's a little about my situation.

Most of what I work on making WordPress serverless is open source. I started @YmirApp to fund that open source work, but that hasn't worked so far so I created a GitHub sponsor page.
github.com/sponsors/carla…

Alright, let's go!
So we hear a lot about #FiveForTheFuture. WordPress companies and agencies pay developers to work on the WordPress project. This ensures that it receives the support it needs from the businesses that thrive because of it.

This is a great initiative!
wordpress.org/five-for-the-f…
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