The idea behind the platform is to help folks who might not code themselves, like companies or users, pay developers to improve the projects they care about. So if you use or rely on a project, you can create sponsor issues, and the devs get paid for their work.

It also gives companies a chance to see top talent in action by watching contributors work on real open-source projects before hiring them.

Sure, it doesn’t magically fix the whole “maintainers getting paid” problem, but it’s a way to get stuff done and reward contributors.