In 2022, the author left Google to pursue sustainable open source maintenance. Now, they have launched Geomys, a small firm with a team of professional maintainers focused on critical Go projects. Geomys offers clients fixed monthly retainers for maintenance and access to expert maintainers. The author believes in paying for open source dependencies and has signed major clients for Geomys. The team aims to make open source maintenance a mature profession accessible to all. Geomys operates solely on existing cash flow, focusing on Go projects and encouraging similar firms in other ecosystems. The plan for Geomys came together during a motorcycle competition, with the logo inspired by a town they passed.
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