Hanselminutes with Scott Hanselman Neverending support for open source with Hayden Barnes
Apr 24, 2025
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HeroDevs' Unique Open Source Support
- HeroDevs provides paid support for open source projects that are end of life, covering extensive and old versions of technologies.
- They partner upstream, expanding coverage from front-end JavaScript frameworks down to .NET and databases for sustainable open source support.
Sustainable Drop-in Support Model
- HeroDevs offers secure drop-in replacements by running their own package repository and fixing critical CVEs for end-of-life versions.
- They do not fork projects but collaborate and contribute back to upstream community and sponsors.
Never-Ending Support Benefits Open Source
- Never-ending support (NES) relieves original maintainers by covering deprecated versions with ongoing security updates.
- This enables maintainers to focus on innovation rather than supporting older versions, improving open source sustainability.