From 718ed932b7843cde0b156ff30ec6adf42e828a18 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mohamed Boudra <boudra.moha@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2026 12:27:52 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Clarify maintainer and community roles in sponsor copy

---
 packages/website/src/components/sponsorship.tsx | 17 +++++++++++------
 packages/website/src/routes/sponsor.tsx         |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/website/src/components/sponsorship.tsx b/packages/website/src/components/sponsorship.tsx
index e3420aa36f..05a04362de 100644
--- a/packages/website/src/components/sponsorship.tsx
+++ b/packages/website/src/components/sponsorship.tsx
@@ -55,8 +55,13 @@ export function FounderNote() {
     <div className="max-w-2xl space-y-5 leading-relaxed text-white/70">
       <p>Paseo is an independent project used by tens of thousands of developers daily.</p>
       <p>
-        It is built by one person, full time, with no investors, no board and no company behind it.
-        I have turned down funding offers to keep it that way.
+        It is maintained by one person, full time, and shaped by the community. There are no
+        investors, no board and no company behind it. I have turned down funding offers to keep it
+        that way.
+      </p>
+      <p>
+        The community helps Paseo grow through feedback, testing, bug reports, code contributions
+        and plugins. Your sponsorship helps me keep improving and maintaining it.
       </p>
       <p>
         A tool that sits between you and your code, your keys and your machines has to stay neutral,
@@ -234,10 +239,10 @@ export function SponsorSection() {
         <div className="max-w-2xl space-y-5 leading-relaxed text-white/70">
           <p>Paseo is an independent project used by tens of thousands of developers daily.</p>
           <p>
-            It is built by one person, full time, with no investors and no company behind it. I have
-            turned down funding to keep it that way. A tool that sits between you and your code,
-            your keys and your machines has to stay neutral, and funding creates pressure to
-            monetize.
+            It is maintained by one person, full time, and shaped by the community. There are no
+            investors and no company behind it. I have turned down funding to keep it that way. A
+            tool that sits between you and your code, your keys and your machines has to stay
+            neutral, and funding creates pressure to monetize.
           </p>
           <p>
             Paseo is self-funded through sponsorship and{" "}
diff --git a/packages/website/src/routes/sponsor.tsx b/packages/website/src/routes/sponsor.tsx
index 83184e6512..651f61dd21 100644
--- a/packages/website/src/routes/sponsor.tsx
+++ b/packages/website/src/routes/sponsor.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export const Route = createFileRoute("/sponsor")({
   head: () =>
     pageMeta(
       "Sponsor Paseo",
-      "Paseo is an independent project used by tens of thousands of developers daily, built by one person with no investors. Sponsor the work on GitHub Sponsors, Open Collective or Buy Me a Coffee, or sponsor it as a company.",
+      "Paseo is an independent project used by tens of thousands of developers daily, maintained by one person, shaped by the community, with no investors. Sponsor the work on GitHub Sponsors, Open Collective or Buy Me a Coffee, or sponsor it as a company.",
       "/sponsor",
     ),
   component: Sponsor,