OpenGift Pre-ICO

Donations is probably the most common way to monetize OSS, but only 1 of 1000 OSS users donate to support developers (source: networkworld.com). Such a small number can be partly explained by non-transparent system of donations allocation and distribution: users are uncertain whether their donations will facilitate project development and help solve real problems. A huge part of non-donation monetization models is based on financial support from solution providers, which utilize OSS or provide related service. In such models only a small fraction of investments goes directly to the software developers, while the larger part goes to those who sell, set-up and support the product. We believe developers could deliver much better solutions, if they are paid accordingly. Clear, transparent, fair and scalable monetization model is a key to attract earlystage funding and significantly improve quality of software. Emergence of such models will disrupt entire software market; a big piece of $3.5 trillion worth to change hands. We created OpenGift to offer the solution to the OSS monetization issue.