Become a sponsor to Alex Spataru
Hi!
I'm Alex, an aircraft control systems engineering student from Querétaro.
I also work as a freelancer, and enjoy the challenges and thrills that come with being an independent developer. But honestly, it is very consuming to deal with "bad" clients while pursuing an engineering degree in the aerospace sector. In some cases, I was forced to add the option of remotely disabling my apps just to get paid.
I do most of my open-source projects for fun, and I don't expect anything in return for doing FOSS. I really like interacting with the community and see what people are doing with the software that I have developed. For me, writing open-source software is much more pleasant and fulfilling than creating websites and mobile apps for people that try to find a way to take advantage of your work.
In some ways, creating open-source software has helped me to overcome many of the burnouts that I have experienced through college and life in general. I truly believe that FOSS is something that requires at least some kind of passion. And if managed correctly, it really empowers both the users and the developers.
I don't expect to get rich or buy a new car from donations, but I would really like to get at least a fraction of my bills paid while doing something that is useful, accesible and modifiable for everyone :)
1 sponsor has funded alex-spataru’s work.
Reaching this goal will allow me to concentrate on my studies, pay my bills and have a decent living standard, while also allowing me to have enough spare time to dedicate to FOSS.
Featured work
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Serial-Studio/Serial-Studio
Multi-purpose serial data visualization & processing program
C++ 4,464 -
alex-spataru/QSimpleUpdater
Updater system for Qt applications
C++ 929 -
alex-spataru/HiDPI-Fixer
Qt app that automates fractional scaling configuration on X11 desktops
C++ 139
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$5 a month
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$20 a month
Select🚰 Enough to pay for my (individual) water bill
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$30 a month
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$100 a month
Select🚌 Enough for transportation to/from my school and to downtown Querétaro
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$120 a month
Select🥘 Enough for a very decent pantry here in Mexico
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$200 a month
Select💻 Allows me to save up for a new computer/laptop
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🕙 I will prioritize solving your issues and ideas in any of my projects
$500 a month
Select🗺️ Allows me to save for a trip
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🕙 I will prioritize solving your issues and ideas in any of my projects
🔥 Your issues, ideas and requirements will have the same priority as critical bug reports. I will get on them ASAP
$1,000 a month
Select🏭 This is the equivalent of the salary of a well-paid technician in my country
😄 If we ever meet in real life, I'll buy you a drink in return
🌱 You will be mentioned in the SPONSORS.md file in my top-three repos
🌟 You will be mentioned in the about dialogs of my top project
🕙 I will prioritize solving your issues and ideas in any of my projects
🔥 Your issues, ideas and requirements will have the same priority as critical bug reports. I will get on them ASAP
🤝 I will adapt my projects to your needs. If the requirements are too different to the main project, I will create a new fork just for you