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I kinda agree with banning the ads because it would have grown out of control and a race to the bottom on who can make their ad more efficient than the others.
by wildpeaks 7y ago
I kinda agree with banning the ads because it would have grown out of control and a race to the bottom on who can make their ad more efficient than the others.
But here's an idea instead: we already have a Sponsor feature on Github, so how about a command in the package manager that lists all packages that could be sponsored, similar to how packages can be audited ?
That way everyone in on an equal footing instead of money going to money.
And if it's not enough, how about using private repos where you need a subscription to access the package ?
- wildpeaks 7y agoFurthermore, ads in the console only annoy developers, the people who are rarely in charge of the money. You want developers to advocate for you, not against you. Also, a centralized command in the package manager enables generating lists that their accounting department can use, it can even be part of their automated pipelines and taken into account when they're billing projects to their users. For larger companies (the ones that are most likely to afford this), making it easy for a problem to go away often matters more than the price itself.