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Vercel ends open-source sponsorship program giving projects 24hr notice

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118 points jenny91 | 1 comments | 14 Jun 24 17:19 UTC | HN request time: 0.209s | source
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mtmail ◴[14 Jun 24 19:03 UTC] No.40683874[source]▶
I found somebody on twitter posting their email

https://x.com/ArnaudLigny/status/1801536871962489145

"Hey there,

Your team cecil is currently enrolled in the Vercel sponsorship program.

Your 100% off discount is expiring on June 14.

To give you time to handle this transition, we will automatically enroll your team into a $300/mo discount for the next 6 months, starting on June 14 and ending on December 14.

Thank you for partnering together with us.

Please reach out to sponsorships@vercel.com if you have any questions."

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leerob ◴[14 Jun 24 19:29 UTC] No.40684147[source]▶
Hey there, I work at Vercel. Our sponsorship program has not ended. Some sponsorships have expired like this quoted email, but hopefully 6 months give them time to either re-apply or explore other options.

We haven’t been accepting new sponsorships while we update the existing program, but it’s still running and will accept sponsorships again, soon.

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1. ensignavenger ◴[14 Jun 24 19:54 UTC] No.40684414[source]▶
The communication on this is quite confusing. Are you saying that existing participants can apply for renewal? Was this a pre-existing expiration date, or something new? Why would you need to "pause" applications in order to make improvements? Are the "improvements" to benefit Vercel or to benefit open source participants?

It would have been far better to have communicated the answers to these questions up front.

I appreciate Vercels support for open source projects, past and future, and I certainly understand that Vercels support needs to and will evolve overtime. But for Vercels own benefit as well as the benefit of the projects you are supporting, it is important to make these announcements with clarity- and to provide plenty of notice.