From de6add9f34381520932c3611fc30d5f15933f20e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alpamys Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:35:29 +0500 Subject: [PATCH] docs: add a donation link and a Sponsor button .github/FUNDING.yml turns on the Sponsor button in the repo sidebar and on every issue. It points at a Stripe payment link rather than GitHub Sponsors: the account is not enrolled there (`hasSponsorsListing: false`), so the previous `github: MakazhanAlpamys` entry rendered nothing. Left commented out in case that changes. The README section states the two things a reader needs and might otherwise get wrong: the payment is one-off with an adjustable amount (the default shown is not the required amount), and Stripe processes it under the maintainer's registered business "MePlay, Inc." -- that name, not "Soup", is what appears at checkout and on the card statement. Not disclosing that reads as a bait and switch to anyone who checks. Starring is offered first, since it is the ask that costs nothing and helps most. The stated use of funds -- GPU time for the hardware-gated work -- links to the `help wanted` issues, so the claim is checkable rather than a slogan. Docs-only: no version bump, no PyPI publish. --- .github/FUNDING.yml | 8 +++++++- README.md | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/.github/FUNDING.yml b/.github/FUNDING.yml index 2e3a0c6..cfd2c11 100644 --- a/.github/FUNDING.yml +++ b/.github/FUNDING.yml @@ -1 +1,7 @@ -github: MakazhanAlpamys +# Sponsor button shown in the repo sidebar and on every issue / PR. +# +# `github:` only renders once the account is enrolled in GitHub Sponsors +# (https://github.com/sponsors) — it is not, so it stays commented out. +# github: MakazhanAlpamys + +custom: ["https://buy.stripe.com/4gMcN441k3pha3T19ye7m04"] diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 5112f21..0c0f7d0 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -351,6 +351,25 @@ pre-commit install # optional: ruff lint+format on commit See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for the full workflow and [SECURITY.md](SECURITY.md) to report a vulnerability. +## Support Soup + +Soup is Apache-2.0 and free — and stays that way. It is built and maintained in the open on a +single 4 GB laptop, which is why every performance number in these docs is measured rather than +claimed. + +If Soup saved you a training run, [starring the repo](https://github.com/MakazhanAlpamys/Soup) +helps most, and it costs nothing. If you would like to fund the work directly: + +**[❤️ Donate](https://buy.stripe.com/4gMcN441k3pha3T19ye7m04)** — one-off, any amount (use +*Change amount* on the checkout page). Payments are processed by Stripe under the maintainer's +registered business, **MePlay, Inc.** — that name, not "Soup", is what appears on the checkout +page and on your card statement. + +Donations fund GPU time for the hardware-gated work — multi-GPU, 8B+ validation, Apple +Silicon — that a single 4 GB laptop cannot reach. See the +[`help wanted`](https://github.com/MakazhanAlpamys/Soup/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22help+wanted%22) +issues for exactly what is blocked on hardware today. + ## Contributors Built by the community ❤️ — thank you to everyone who has contributed. See