I think we should create a better culture of spotting the hard work of everyone working on open source software. It is so easy to donate, even a few pennies from users will add up. Personally if is use software for more than a few months and it saves me time/energy/ effort or brings fun, then I'll always donate. I'm far from wealthy but it seems the correct thing to do. These people are saving us from dire paid or spyware products.