> My understanding is that sr.ht doesn't allow a user without an account to collaborate with a user that has one. So effectively _all_ developers must pay for

> My understanding is that sr.ht doesn't allow a user without an account to collaborate with a user that has one. So effectively _all_ developers must pay for the privilege to "work" on a project. That is a misunderstanding: sr.ht only costs money if you host your projects there. Since the official supported workflow is email-based, you don't even need a sr.ht account (paid or otherwise) to submit patches.