diff --git a/src/content/guide/sponsor.md b/src/content/guide/sponsor.md index f6a928b0..c0c58ef5 100644 --- a/src/content/guide/sponsor.md +++ b/src/content/guide/sponsor.md @@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ description: Support Developement - **Donate with PayPal** - **Become a Patreon** -# Why? +# Costs Sponsoring Race Element, an open source project on GitHub, offers multiple benefits that extend beyond just supporting the development of the software. Firstly, Race Element is dedicated to providing free access to its application, which means that any financial support directly contributes to enhancing and maintaining the project without any paywalls or exclusive features. This approach ensures that the tool remains accessible to a broad audience, thereby democratizing access to advanced features in the racing simulation community. By sponsoring, you help cover costs such as domain hosting, purchasing new simulators, and maintaining subscriptions necessary for integrating or enhancing features within the app, which are crucial for continuous improvement and innovation. +# Income and Education Moreover, sponsoring Race Element through platforms like Patreon or PayPal donations directly supports the developer's ability to focus on project development rather than balancing it with other income sources. This can lead to faster updates, bug fixes, and the introduction of new, exciting features, which benefits the entire user base. The open-source nature of Race Element means that contributions from sponsors help not just the project but foster a community where developers and users collaborate. This collaborative environment can lead to educational opportunities, where users can learn from the development process or even contribute back to the project, enhancing their skills in software development or racing simulation. +# Open-Source and the future By supporting Race Element, sponsors are investing in the longevity and health of the open-source ecosystem. Open-source projects like Race Element rely on community support to thrive, and sponsorship helps ensure that such projects can continue to evolve without becoming commercialized or abandoned. This support can set a precedent for other open-source initiatives, encouraging more developers to create and maintain free, high-quality software. Additionally, for companies or individuals who benefit from the software, sponsorship is a way to give back to the community, ensuring that the tools they depend on continue to receive the necessary attention and resources. This not only aids in maintaining the software but also drives innovation in the racing simulation sector, potentially leading to breakthroughs that could benefit the wider community.