The FAIR Package Manager for WordPress ![rw-book-cover](https://wsrv.nl/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimg.transistor.fm%2FLdkQxTjGSZseFC1kDkdCOqy9CTS5NPbE1CaiKIAPGL0%2Frs%3Afill%3A3000%3A3000%3A1%2Fq%3A60%2FaHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct%2FdXBsb2FkLXByb2R1%2FY3Rpb24udHJhbnNp%2Fc3Rvci5mbS9zaG93%2FLzM4MTA3LzE2NzQ2%2FNjMyMjMtYXJ0d29y%2Fay5qcGc.jpg&w=100&h=100) ## Metadata - Author: [[The WP Minute+]] - Full Title: The FAIR Package Manager for WordPress - Category: #podcasts - URL: https://share.snipd.com/episode/092b922c-af05-4290-9650-3a951bce421e ## Document Notes ## Highlights - **FAIR Funding Model** - FAIR has a better funding model, because the Linux Foundation is used to fundraising to pay for committed time, unlike the WordPress ecosystem. - The Linux Foundation is coming from the opposite direction regarding funding, and FAIR aims to change that. Transcript: Karim Marucchi So I'm glad you asked that because honestly, we do have a much better model. It was funny. One of the things that we had to really help educate the Linux Foundation on the particulars of the WordPress ecosystem is that a majority of the work is always done without getting paid. The Linux Foundation is used to fundraising so that way they can pay for time to be committed to these projects. So they're coming from literally the opposite direction ([Time 0:29:03](https://share.snipd.com/snip/33f10c95-7824-49a5-881b-8e6021bc3f69)) - **FAIR Funding Model** - Explore the FAIR project, which has a better funding model than traditional WordPress, partnering with organizations like WPCC and operating through the Linux Foundation. - Join the FAIR project as plugin or theme companies and become members of the Linux Foundation; membership costs are reasonable depending on company size. Transcript: Karim Marucchi So I'm glad you asked that because honestly, we do have a much better model. It was funny. One of the things that we had to really help educate the Linux Foundation on the particulars of the WordPress ecosystem is that a majority of the work is always done without getting paid. The Linux Foundation is used to fundraising so that way they can pay for time to be committed to these projects. So they're coming from literally the opposite direction that the WordPress community is used to. So we're hoping to change that. And we're trying to partner with organizations like the WPCC. We're bringing on other partners. We're working through the Linux Foundation, and we will always be open to anybody joining the project. You don't have to be a major corporation to join the project. Plug-in companies, ([Time 0:29:03](https://share.snipd.com/snip/31745c20-2264-4460-917f-107eff78d720))