Future of our Open Collective - xmpp foundation wants to support only Prav due to high fees
Since current fee for XSF as fiscal host (to be paid to Open Source Collective) is 60 usd per month, XSF wants to support only Prav - which would make them eligible for free tier.
Some options,
Move our collective as a project under prav. Prav bye laws already has supporting similar projects in bye-laws. See point 17 at https://codeberg.org/prav/bye-laws/src/branch/main/bye-laws.md#5-objectives-and-functions
Move to Open Source collective as fiscal host, this would mean 10% fees.
Move to Liberapay.
Buster KeatonWed 31 Dec 2025 2:41AM
I had contacted Peter for asking their permission to move durare collective under Prav as a project, they have agreed to do so if Prav is ok with it. Pasting below our conversation for reference -
On 30-12-2025 09:31 PM, Peter Saint-Andre wrote:
Hi Buster,
Personally I think it is a fine idea to move diasp.in and durare.org as Open Collective "projects" under the Prav "collective". This would simplify things in several ways and provide a way for Prav and related projects to figure things out in India (e.g., create a cooperative). I think this would be a good interim step, instead of shutting down all fiscal hosting immediately. I don't think the XSF is in a hurry about all of this.
Peter
On 31-12-2025 12:55 AM, Peter Saint-Andre wrote:
I would prefer to close down the fiscal hosting program in an orderly manner, so let's proceed with your proposal about diasp.in and durare.org if the other Prav people think that's a good idea.
Peter
On 12/30/25 12:18 PM, Buster Keaton wrote:Dear Peter,
Thank you for your reply. I was under impression that we might have to take actions quickly. Still, if you are okay with it then I will contact Open Collective to ask them about moving diasp.in and durare.org collective under Prav Collective as project.
Thank you.
Best,
Buster
So, as you can see, Peter has given a go ahead for merging diasp.in and durare.org collective under Prav collective as a project.
Pirate PraveenWed 14 Jan 2026 2:47PM
We have moved the collective already. The old link would continue working as it will redirect to new project page. So we don't need to move any links.
Badri Sunderarajan ·Sun 28 Dec 2025 6:52AM
Are there any organisations (known either to us or to XSF) who might be willing to take on the role as fiscal host for XMPP related projects? One option is that the XSF vets the projects but passes on the work of actually hosting and accounting etc. to that other organisation, if such exists.