Recognition for supporters
This page is for supporters who want to know how their help is acknowledged. Recognition is never the main reason to help, but it matters, especially for companies and for people building a career.
Contributors
- The Git history. Every merged commit keeps its author: every pull request is merged, squashed and rebased
by its author while it was open, and
main's history is never rewritten after the merge (doc/eng-us/bc/6.0/ci.md).git shortlog -snshows everyone who contributed. - Credit is not copyright. The copyright notice names only the Exponential Foundation and 7x, because every contributor assigns the copyright in a contribution to them through the CLA; the credit stays with the people (Copyright and copyleft).
- Credit in the README for the work of other projects, for example "with full credit to Mugo Web" (README).
Sponsors
The GitHub Sponsors tiers (read 18 October 2026; the live pages are authoritative) list recognition such as:
| Recognition | 7x (https://github.com/sponsors/se7enxweb) | The Foundation (https://github.com/sponsors/exponentialcms) |
|---|---|---|
| Sponsor badge on your GitHub profile | $2 and $25 a month | $5 a month |
| A social media shoutout | $10 one time | $10 one time |
| Name or logo in the project README | $250 a month | $25 a month |
| Logo or name on the project website | – | $100 a month |
| Mention in release notes or announcements | $99 a month (release announcement and documentation) | $50 one time (release notes) |
Details: How sponsors are recognized. GitHub itself lets you choose whether your sponsorship is shown publicly (GitHub Docs, "About sponsorships, fees, and taxes").
Partners
Partners are recognized through levels, listings and points for community work (Partners: start here).
Not defined yet
A general "supporters" or "contributors" page on the project website, community awards or a supporter badge are not described in the sources: to be defined by the Foundation. The Foundation's site has a "Supporters" section, which currently describes 7x's contributions (https://foundation.exponential.earth/supporters).
Related pages
- Ways to support Exponential
- How sponsors are recognized
- Supporter FAQ
- Free documentation: this page is free to copy, translate and improve under the GNU FDL 1.3.
Become an Exponential Partner
Partners share their information, provide funding, contribute back and develop the products with us, and that is how Exponential grows. A partner website and dashboard are planned for mid-2027: please become a partner today to speed up our growth rate and land new features faster.