opub glossary
The language of donated compute.
Short definitions for the terms donors and maintainers see across opub.
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4 termsDirect key use
Using a compute key outside opub run, where spend still accrues to the project without local session context.
compute keys spend 2 aliasesDonated compute
Project funding that becomes a dollar balance maintainers can spend on model tokens.
donations balance 2 aliasesDonation
An append-only funding event that adds dollars to a project's donated compute balance.
donations balance 2 aliasesDonor
A user who funds donated compute for an open source project through a project-level dollar balance.
donors donationsL
1 termM
1 termO
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4 termsProject balance
The dollar balance a project can use for maintainer-created compute keys and provider-reported token spend.
balance donations 3 aliasesProject ledger
The public project record of donations, balance changes, and provider-reported spend events.
projects balance 3 aliasesPublic donor attribution
The donor recognition metadata shown publicly, separate from private payer and accounting identity.
donors donations 3 aliasesPublic GitHub project
An eligible public repository identity that opub can register, claim, fund, and track.
projects maintainers