The Common Lisp Foundation’s Quicklisp appreciation fundraiser is now up and running. I made a brief video to appeal for your support. Here’s the transcript:

Hi, I’m Zach Beane and I’m asking for your support for Quicklisp.

I created Quicklisp in 2010. It’s easy to install and provides nearly fifteen hundred Common Lisp community libraries with just a few commands.

I keep things updated every month, and work with the community to get new projects added and make sure existing projects keep working. I check builds, I look for problems, and I’ve filed hundreds of bug reports to keep those problems from affecting Quicklisp users.

The vast majority of this work has been done on a volunteer basis, in my free time.

But today, the Common Lisp Foundation has started a appreciation fundraiser for Quicklisp, running until December thirty-first.

I hope to use the proceeds from the fundraiser for a few months of dedicated work on Quicklisp. In particular, I want to address the main issues that have kept it in beta all this time, starting with security and documentation.

If Quicklisp has made your life easier - whether it’s to get started as a new Common Lisp user, or to easily get all the dependencies you need in a large commercial project, or if it just helps you hack on a hobby or homework project - please consider visiting quicklisp.org/donate for a contribution.

Thank you!