BSF-Cordova Ecosystem Crowdfunding Program (Trial Run)

BSF Founder

We are pleased to announce that BSF (Byteee Software Foundation) will soon launch a crowdfunding program for Cordova ecosystem projects.

Since this is our first time conducting such a program, the plan for this program is experimental, and we may make modifications to the plan and content during the program, so please stay tuned for updates.

Program Objectives

  • Compatibility, adaptability, and bug fixes for older Cordova projects.

Target Audience

  • Developers or enterprises working on plugins or component projects based on the Cordova platform.
  • Developers within the Cordova ecosystem.

Program Details

1. Project Collection/Voting Phase

  • Dates: 2024.01.20 - 2024.01.31
  • Main activities: Open to all users, collect project submissions, hold voting for submitted projects, and recruit maintainers.

Before the voting, we have compiled a list of projects from npmjs with over 100k downloads, GitHub stars >= 100, and no updates for over a year.

| Project Name | Repository URL | Stars | Yearly Downloads | Last Update | | ---------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ----- | ---------------- | ------------- | | cordova-sqlite-storage | GitHub | 2136 | 1299K+ | 2022/12/16 | | cordova-plugin-app-version | GitHub | 401 | 987K+ | 2022/4/20 | | cordova-plugin-android-permissions | GitHub | 269 | 714K+ | 2022/11/24 | | cordova-open-native-settings | GitHub | 114 | 654K+ | 2021/5/6 | | cordova-plugin-nativestorage | GitHub | 293 | 547K+ | 2018/7/15 | | cordova-plugin-actionsheet | GitHub | 209 | 521K+ | 2017/1/2 | | cordova-plugin-safariviewcontroller | GitHub | 280 | 411K+ | 2021/2/13 | | cordova-plugin-fingerprint-aio | GitHub | 313 | 381K+ | 2021/12/22 | | cordova-custom-config | GitHub | 317 | 331K+ | 2022/1/10 | | call-number | GitHub | 186 | 283K+ | 2016/4/14 | | cordova-plugin-email-composer | GitHub | 345 | 273K+ | 2022/7/12 | | cordova-plugin-apprate | GitHub | 296 | 269K+ | 2021/2/10 | | cordova-plugin-document-viewer | GitHub | 176 | 208K+ | 2020/9/2 | | cordova-plugin-zip | GitHub | 167 | 167K+ | 2016/2/23 | | cordova-plugin-background-mode | GitHub | 1370 | 136K+ | 2019/8/7 | | cordova-plugin-camera-preview | GitHub | 565 | 135K+ | 2021/8/12 | | cordova-plugin-googleplus | GitHub | 567 | 108K+ | 2021/2/11 | | cordova-plugin-datepicker | GitHub | 319 | 105K+ | 2015/10/31 |

2. Project Crowdfunding Phase

  • Dates: 2023.2.1 - 2024.2.29
  • Main activities: Based on the results of the project voting and maintainer recruitment, identify projects that need crowdfunding, set crowdfunding conditions and duration, and start crowdfunding.

3. Project Development Phase

  • Dates: 2024.3.1 - Ongoing
  • Main activities: After meeting crowdfunding criteria, the project maintenance team will collect development requirements, create a development plan, and enter the development phase.

4. Project Operations Phase

  • Dates: To be determined
  • Main activities: Officially launch the project, continue with project development plans and ongoing maintenance and updates.

How to Participate

Click here to select the project you want to vote for. If the project you need is not listed, you can also click "new discussion" to create one.

Use the following template for reference:

Project Name:

For example: cordova-plugin-xxx

Repository URL:

For example: https://github.com/xxxx

Reason for Application:

  1. The original project has ceased updates (or has not been updated for over a year).
  2. The code of the software can no longer be used on new platforms (or the software has serious functional issues).

After voting, you can subscribe to related notifications for the project, so you will be informed of any new updates.

About Cordova

Cordova is an open-source project maintained by the Apache Foundation, primarily used for implementing cross-platform WEB-APPs.

About BSF

BSF is a software foundation initiated by Byteee, mainly dedicated to exploring and implementing the sustainable development of software projects.