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Join the Argonauts.

I'm not asking for donations. Random one-time payments don't help me plan, don't help me commit, and don't pay for the hours I put into Odyssey. What I need is something different — a small, steady, predictable income that lets me dedicate myself to this project the way it deserves.

That's why I'm building the Argonauts: a circle of people who believe in Odyssey enough to back it every month. They don't get a t-shirt. They get something better: a real voice in how the project grows.

The tiers below match the standard Liberapay weekly amounts. Pick the one that feels honest to you. Even the symbolic one helps.

$ symbolic

£0.04 / month

A drop in the ocean — but you've thrown one.

Recognition in the public Liberapay backers list
The warm feeling of having contributed, however symbolically
No additional access — that's the deal, and that's fine

$_throw a drop →

$ argonaut

£0.95 / month

Less than a coffee. More than a vote.

Private communication channel with me — separate from the public forum
Share in project decisions — what to build next, what to drop
Propose features — no guarantee of inclusion (Odyssey is anti-bloat) but every proposal is read
Consultative vote on major decisions — your voice matters, the final call stays with me
Recognition as a project stakeholder

$_become an argonaut →

★ captain · spacecraft commander

£3.77 / month

You take the helm.

Everything an Argonaut gets
Direct access on Matrix — private channel, real conversations
Priority support — best effort, no SLA. I'm one person.
One feature request per month seriously evaluated — still no guarantee, but front of the line
The captain badge in the Argonauts area

$_become a captain →

★★ stanley kubrick

£19.07 / month

Beyond the infinite. The frame is yours too.

Everything a Captain gets
You learn who I really am — name, email, WhatsApp number
Direct contact on WhatsApp for real-time conversation
Monthly video call — talk to me face to face, ask anything
Treated like a true co-pilot of the project

$_become stanley kubrick →

⚫ the cyclops

£377 / month

No mortal has yet reached this island. If you do, I'll know.

Everything Stanley Kubrick gets
I will come to find you in person, wherever you are
I will cook for you the best Italian dishes you have ever tasted, with my own hands
And I swear on my mother — after I have made you drunk on good wine, I will not gouge your eye out. Probably.
(Bonus points if you are a woman. I won't pretend otherwise.)

$_find the island →

the goal

3000 Argonauts. That number isn't picked from a hat — it's the threshold that lets me dedicate myself to Odyssey full-time and stop treating it as a side project. Every Argonaut brings the project closer to becoming sustainable. There is no shareholder, no investor, no exit strategy. Just people who care about Unix and want to see it modernized without being betrayed.

how it works

Choose your tier and subscribe on Liberapay with a valid email address. Liberapay is open source, no-profit, and takes zero commission.
I receive a notification from Liberapay about your subscription.
I send you a personal email with a registration link for the Argonauts area — separate from the public forum.
You register, log in, and you're in. You're an Argonaut.
If your subscription stops, your access ends. No drama, no questions.