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postmarketOS

A real Linux distribution for phones

About


We are postmarketOS, an operating system that runs on a wide variety of devices, such as smartphones. We believe that hardware should be used sustainably and not thrown away just because its creator no longer supports it. Your device should not track you or help others collect and sell your data, and it should not constantly demand your attention in order to show you advertisements. Your device is yours, and you should be able to use it as you wish. These are the goals that drive postmarketOS.

We also believe in the importance of free and open source software to meet our ambitious goals. postmarketOS is based on Alpine Linux, we contribute to many other free software projects upstream, and all our code is published under free and open source software licenses. Everyone is free to use our code at no cost and for any purpose, free to audit our code, free to modify it, and free to publish their own version. We are strongly invested in building a community around the work we are doing so that users, developers, and our many partner projects can continue to move postmarketOS and Linux on phones forward.

Donations will predominantly be used to:

  • pay full-time developers to accelerate improvements to postmarketOS and contributions to the wide Linux ecosystem we depend on.
  • fund ongoing infrastructure costs and expansions where appropriate, and purchase devices for development and testing.
  • host hackathons, bringing developers together face-to-face for more rapid collaboration, in addition to funding some of the travel costs associated with these events.

We use funds efficiently and intelligently. Please note that your donation doesn't mean we will be able to offer you prioritized support for your tech issues. Contact us if you'd like to negotiate a support contract!

postmarketOS is governed by a Board of Directors, and any purchases or expenses must be approved by them. The current board consists of Luca Weiss, Oliver Smith, and Stefan Hansson. More information about our organizational structure can be found on our wiki here.

Thank you for your interest and support!

Our team

Caleb Connolly

Admin
drivers go brrrrr

Oliver Smith

Admin
finds endless creativity in the pmOS community

Bart Ribbers

Core Contributor

Clayton Craft

Core Contributor
pmOS or bust

Pablo Correa ...

Core Contributor

Dylan Van Assche

Core Contributor

Contribute


Become a financial contributor.

Financial Contributions

One-time contribution
Make it rain 🌧️

Throw us a thank you if you find postmarketOS useful 🤟

Starts at
€5 EUR

Latest activity by


+ 62
Recurring contribution
Full steam ahead 🚅

Become a regular supporter and help accelerate development month after month with a very much appreciated recurring donation ❤️

Starts at
€5 EUR / month

Latest activity by


+ 87
Recurring contribution
Org mode 👩‍💼

Give back to postmarketOS for providing value to your organization or company 📎

Starts at
€100 EUR / month

Latest activity by


Be the first one to contribute!
Custom contribution
Do it your way ✨

Who are we to decide, donate in whatever interval and of course however much you like 😉

Starts at
€5 EUR

Latest activity by


+ 64

Top financial contributors

Individuals

1
Guest

1,337 EUR since Aug 2024

2
Guest

1,000 EUR since Jan 2024

3
Adam Honse

700 EUR since Dec 2023

4
Matt Panhans

600 EUR since Dec 2023

5
Anton Lazarev

555 EUR since Dec 2023

6
Bryant

500 EUR since Jan 2024

7
Jennifer Radtke

310 EUR since Dec 2023

8
nobodywasishere

300 EUR since Jan 2024

9
Benedikt

253 EUR since Dec 2023

10
Anonymous

242.44 EUR since Dec 2023

11
Carl Schwan

240 EUR since Dec 2023

12
Luigi311

240 EUR since Dec 2023

13
beej

207 EUR since Sep 2024

14
alaraajavamma

200 EUR since Dec 2023

15
Christian Mielenz

200 EUR since Aug 2024

Organizations

1
NLnet Foundation

37,500 EUR since Oct 2023

2
Open Collective Europe

2,438.2 EUR since Oct 2023

3
Teemill Tech Ltd.

173.33 EUR since Jan 2024

4
Rainlab Inc.

70 EUR since Dec 2023

5
Ludvigsen Engineering Open Tech

55 EUR since Feb 2024

postmarketOS is all of us

Our contributors 219

Thank you for supporting postmarketOS.

Caleb Connolly

Admin
drivers go brrrrr

Oliver Smith

Admin
finds endless creativity in the pmOS community

Bart Ribbers

Core Contributor

Clayton Craft

Core Contributor
pmOS or bust

Pablo Correa ...

Core Contributor

Dylan Van Assche

Core Contributor

NLnet Foundation

€37,500 EUR

Open Collecti...

€2,438 EUR

Guest

Make it rain 🌧️

€1,337 EUR

Guest

Make it rain 🌧️

€1,000 EUR

Budget


Transparent and open finances.

Today’s balance

€45,512.61 EUR

Total raised

€48,883.60 EUR

Total disbursed

€3,370.99 EUR

Estimated annual budget

€17,783.59 EUR

Expenses

All time

Expenses paid

24

Amount disbursed

€3,362.17

Tags# of ExpensesAmount
infrastructure
15€1,794.40
hackathon
5€1,089.38
marketing
3€401.66
hardware for development
1€76.73

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Contributions

All time

Contributions received

254

Amount collected

€54,422.69

Tiers# of ContributionsAmount
one-time
135€46,846.63
recurring
119€7,578.44

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