Let’s build OpenZFS together!

Hi, I’m Rob! I’m a professional open source software contributor, with a focus on OpenZFS, and I need your help!

The enormous amount of data created every day brings with it the need for powerful and reliable tools to manage it. This is as true for large storage providers as it is for home users, who are often keen to keep their data under their own control. As a data storage platform OpenZFS has few serious alternatives, and it continues to be the system of choice for people, businesses and products that are serious about the integrity of their data.

OpenZFS is an open-source project with no single company behind it, and so lives or dies through the generous support of its users. But, the needs of corporate users with massive amounts of storage hardware and money to spend are often not the same as what small organisations or power users want. The parts of OpenZFS that support those users often don’t get much work because there’s no company interested in funding it, and individuals can rarely afford to hire a developer directly.

This is where you can help. I want to put some of my time into the unloved parts of OpenZFS and the surrounding community, to make sure it remains a viable option for anyone who is serious about their data. This takes many forms, from making sure OpenZFS works well as newer operating system updates arrive, to making sure lesser used features continue to work well; from answering questions and taking ideas, to presenting at user groups and conferences.

These things take time, money, or both, and your support will allow me to help keep OpenZFS available as a modern, powerful data storage platform for all kinds of data and all kinds of users.