Open Collective
Open Collective

Solus

We build open source desktop experiences and the Solus operating system that is designed for home computing.

About



Solus is an open source project dedicated towards building a cohesive desktop experience with our Linux-based operating system, which is curated, designed, and optimized for home computing platforms.

Solus encompasses a multitude of initiatives, such as:

  • Brisk Menu: A modern menu for the MATE Desktop.
  • Budgie: A distribution agnostic, feature-rich desktop environment designed to keep out of the users way.
  • Optimized Gaming Experience leveraging our custom Steam runtime environment and Linux Steam Integration project, responsible for intercepting library requests by games and serving optimized alternatives.
  • Package Repositories built and managed by our open-source toolchain: Packaging (ypkg, solbuild), Management (Software Center, eopkg, sol), Distribution (ferryd), Configuration (usysconf, qol-assist)

Our team

Joey Riches

Core Contributor

Pierre-Yves

Core Contributor

Friedrich von...

Core Contributor
Estimated Annual Budget
$11,618
Today's Balance
$20,169.75
2 Full-time Developers
$100,000
per year

Contribute


Become a financial contributor.

Financial Contributions

Membership
Backers

Help support Solus development with a monthly donation!

Starts at$1 USD / month

Latest activity by


+ 62
Membership
Release Testers

Want to help us test before the next release? Perks: Early access to news/updates, Access to testing ISOs the week of Release

Starts at$3 USD / month

Latest activity by


+ 96
Membership
Beta Testers

Want to help us test each week? Perks: Early access to news/updates, Access to testing ISOs the week of Release, Access to weekly “snapshot” ISO f... Read more

Starts at$10 USD / month

Latest activity by


+ 45
Membership
Crew

Welcome aboard! Perks: Early access to news/updates, Access to testing ISOs the week of Release, Access to weekly “snapshot” ISOs for all editions

Starts at$25 USD / month

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+ 20
Custom contribution
Donation
Make a custom one-time or recurring contribution.

Latest activity by


+ 476

Top financial contributors

Individuals

1
Incognito

$800 USD since Jun 2021

2
hash

$700 USD since Jul 2021

3
Tracey Clark

$550 USD since May 2021

4
Collin

$550 USD since May 2021

5
Reilly Brogan

$550 USD since May 2021

6
Incognito

$550 USD since May 2021

7
Max Bradbury

$550 USD since Jun 2021

8
Stuart Rose

$550 USD since Jun 2021

9
Ahmed Al Naqbi

$550 USD since Jun 2021

10
David D. Dexel

$525 USD since Jun 2021

11
Tom Scharbach

$500 USD since Jul 2021

12
Phillip Melvin

$450 USD since Oct 2021

13
Alex

$430 USD since May 2021

14
Dirk Janssen

$420 USD since Jul 2021

15
Incognito

$380 USD since Jun 2021

Organizations

1
Nalo Labs

$160 USD since Nov 2021

Solus is all of us

Our contributors 484

Thank you for supporting Solus.

Joey Riches

Core Contributor

Pierre-Yves

Core Contributor

Friedrich von...

Core Contributor

Incognito

Crew

$800 USD

hash

Crew

$700 USD

Tracey Clark

Crew

$550 USD

Collin

$550 USD

Reilly Brogan

Crew

$550 USD

Incognito

Crew

$550 USD

Max Bradbury

Crew

$550 USD

Stuart Rose

Crew

$550 USD

Budget


Transparent and open finances.

Credit from Walnut to Solus

+$5.00USD
Completed
Contribution #184730
+$2.00USD
Completed
Contribution #541782

Credit from John to Solus

+$1.00USD
Completed
Contribution #595077
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Today’s balance

$20,169.75 USD

Total raised

$24,891.99 USD

Total disbursed

$4,722.24 USD

Estimated annual budget

$11,618.23 USD