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Patrick Britton

mplsllc
Minneapolis, Minnesota

MPLS LLC

We're an independent software company out of Minneapolis. No VC, no investors, no advertisers — just software that answers to its users.

What we ship

  • MacSurf — A modern web browser for Classic Mac OS 9 PowerPC. Real CSS3, ES5 JavaScript, and native HTTPS via macTLS — running on a 233 MHz G3 iMac. v1.4 is out now.
  • macTLS — Native TLS 1.2/1.3 for Mac OS 9, built from BearSSL with 121 trust anchors. Brings live HTTPS to machines that haven't touched the modern web since 2016.
  • Akvila — A privacy-typed, self-hosting programming language bootstrapped from x86-64 assembly. The compiler catches what AI agents forget to check — credential leaks become compile errors, not CVEs.
  • PublicAid — A free national directory of social services with 154,000+ verified listings, open API, and a native Android app. No paywalls, no tracking.

Why sponsor

Sponsoring MPLS keeps these projects free, ad-free, and accountable to users — not investors. Every tier covers server costs, development time, and the slow, careful work of building software that lasts.

— Patrick & the MPLS team

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$ a month

You'll receive any rewards listed in the $25 monthly tier. Additionally, a Public Sponsor achievement will be added to your profile.

$5 a month

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Retro Surfer — You're helping keep this alive, and that means a lot.

Your $5/month helps cover server costs and development time for MacSurf and MPLS LLC's open-source work.

In return you get:

  • Supporter credit in the MacSurf README
  • Your name baked into the MacSurf binary credits (running on real OS 9 hardware)
  • A Sponsor badge on your GitHub profile

$25 a month

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Power Mac — You're genuinely fueling this thing.

At $25/month, you get the inside track on everything MPLS is building. On top of the Retro Surfer credits, you get early release notes before they hit GitHub, private dev log posts with real behind-the-scenes detail, and a monthly poll where you vote on what gets prioritized from the actual backlog. File a bug? It goes on the short list for next session.

In return you get:

  • Everything in the Retro Surfer tier
  • Early access to dev builds and release notes
  • Private monthly dev log posts
  • Monthly feature priority vote
  • Bug priority bump

$100 a month

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Site Patron — This is the one for people who really want to see MacSurf work on their corner of the web.

At $100/month, twice a month I'll take your site and spend a focused session getting it to render as well as I can in MacSurf — tracking down bugs, applying workarounds, and writing up what I find. The results go public so everyone benefits. Plus everything in Power Mac.

In return you get:

  • Everything in the Power Mac tier
  • 2x targeted site bug-run sessions per month (your site, on real OS 9 hardware)
  • Your name or logo on the MPLS sponsors page
  • A direct line to share feedback that shapes the roadmap