[RRFC] package maintainers available for hire

[brodycj]

There are package maintainers such as myself who are available for hire and may be willing to offer some exclusive support services. Some looking for part-time work, some looking for short-term contracts, and others looking for long-term employment. Some may be remote only and others may be available in a major city. I think this is something very different from funding with a "fund" command (npm/cli#273) which relies on the donation model.

As suggested by @darcyclarke in npm/cli#273 (comment), this could be done based off the PACKAGE-SUPPORT schema from the nodejs/package-maintenance working group. From a quick look, it does not seem to cover all the cases I mentioned and likely some other cases I have not even thought of.

I would be happy to work on a RFC for this but really do not know where I should start. Should I raise an RFC on npm (this repository), discuss this in nodejs/package-maintenance working group, or do something else? Any pointers to what kind of information and what kind of detail should be included?

[wesleytodd]

Hey @brodybits, it would be great if you have actionable suggestions on how the support schema can cover your use cases and then open issues on the WG.

[brodycj]

Thanks @wesleytodd for the response. First, I just added [RRFC] to the title, should have added it before.

In terms of "actionable suggestions", as I said in the description, my problem is that I really do not know where to start. Any pointers would be very highly appreciated.

[wesleytodd]

A PR or an issue with update reccomendations to the document we have in draft would be good. Here are some links:

The draft: https://github.com/nodejs/package-maintenance/blob/master/docs/drafts/PACKAGE-SUPPORT.md
An example change I made: nodejs/package-maintenance#254
The long original PR: nodejs/package-maintenance#220