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Funding App Manager, 2022

Background
All the projects I work on are hobby projects. However, with a growing number of users and requests since its release in May 2020, App Manager has become more than a hobby project. It currently has 181,000 lines of code and roughly 4,400 commits among which some 2,100 commits are my own. It is packed with so many features that one cannot count all of them, but at the same time, it is designed in such a way that most features are invisible to the users unless they look carefully. This design makes App Manager complex yet free from clutter. Most importantly, it offers a modern user interface based on latest technologies such as Material Design, and supports a wide range of devices (from Android Lollipop to Android S) including Android tablets and TV. It also provides an extensive documentation (in a website and within the app) with support for a few languages. This is why, within the 1.5 years of its existence, it has been downloaded over 27,000 times from GitHub (in addition to how many times it has been downloaded from F-Droid, IzzyOnDroid, or other unofficial channels) despite it being completely absent from the mainstream app stores such as Google Play Store, and no advertisements. Thanks to the translators, it has also been translated or is actively being translated into 30 languages.

With more users, comes more responsibilities as the number of crash and issue reports is ever on the increase. Those who are following the project from the start know that there used to be a support group on Telegram which was discontinued, as it quickly grew to be unmanageable for me. Besides, with such a large codebase, more capable hardware are required to develop, emulate and test the application in various ways to ensure it functions properly. As I have mentioned in the README page in GitHub or the donation section elsewhere, App Manager does not support donation, it only supports funding. This is due to fact that short-term donations do not ensure the longevity of a project. With that in mind, I have since been looking for long-term funding by contacting institutes and foundations, but so far (and considering the fact that we’re living in a difficult situation due to COVID-19), I have yet to secure any long-term funding, which is becoming increasingly necessary to sustain the project. So, I have decided to run a funding campaign for App Manager. The purpose of the campaign is to ensure the longevity of the project by ensuring a fixed funding.

The campaign will last from 1 February 2022 to 30 April 2022 (3 months). This is different from the regular donations in the sense that I expect people to donate however much they can within this time frame. Since this campaign runs for 3 months, recurring donations are also possible for at least two months. The campaign will run on Open Collective where you can contribute using PayPal, bank accounts, credit/debit cards or cryptocurrencies. See the FAQ below for details.

Summary
Campaign duration: 1 February 2022 to 30 April 2022 (3 months)
Target amount: $6,000
Campaign website: https://opencollective.com/muntashir/projects/app-manager
Available payment methods: PayPal, Bank accounts, credit/debit cards, cryptocurrencies (BTC, ETH, BCH, LTC and many more)
Direct links: Normal Donation - Cryptocurrency Donation
Contact:
- Email: muntashirakon [at] riseup [dot] net
- GitHub: https://github.com/MuntashirAkon
- Twitter: @Muntashir

Please convey this information to others who might be interested in funding App Manager.

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