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Members of the instance contribute towards the smooth running and upkeep of the instance. Contributions and budget are publicly available on OpenCollective <add link> | Members of the instance contribute towards the smooth running and upkeep of the instance. Contributions and budget are publicly available on OpenCollective <add link> | ||
The membership fee is as fellows: [Brad suggests that we do not use the term "fee" as it will sound more mandatory then we mean it to be. Voluntary contributions seems better. Also, these amounts seem too high and may throttle our growth rate] | The membership fee is as fellows: ''[Brad suggests that we do not use the term "fee" as it will sound more mandatory then we mean it to be. Voluntary contributions seems better. Also, these amounts seem too high and may throttle our growth rate]'' | ||
* Students: USD 1 per month. A fee waiver can also be available for those who cannot have their fee covered by either their institution, company, or lab and cannot pay on their own. Participate regardless of your funding status. | * Students: USD 1 per month. A fee waiver can also be available for those who cannot have their fee covered by either their institution, company, or lab and cannot pay on their own. Participate regardless of your funding status. | ||
Revision as of 20:35, 30 November 2022
Members of the instance contribute towards the smooth running and upkeep of the instance. Contributions and budget are publicly available on OpenCollective <add link>
The membership fee is as fellows: [Brad suggests that we do not use the term "fee" as it will sound more mandatory then we mean it to be. Voluntary contributions seems better. Also, these amounts seem too high and may throttle our growth rate]
- Students: USD 1 per month. A fee waiver can also be available for those who cannot have their fee covered by either their institution, company, or lab and cannot pay on their own. Participate regardless of your funding status.
- Postdocs: USD 5 per month
- PIs: USD 10 per month
- Industry professionals (non-profit): USD 25 per month
- Industry professionals (for-profit): USD 50 per month
- You can also help us support this instance by donating a custom amount.
? The membership fee can be scaled with your location since different countries have different cost of living standards. Please use the custom donation option in this case.
Any amount that you can contribute is appreciated and will go towards system maintenance, honorarium for admins/moderators(?), and DevOps.