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If you had/have enough disposable income, what would drive you to donate to opensource software? (programming.dev)
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Scenario: you're using opensource software and you aren't donating yet, however you have enough money left over every month to do so. Something(s) is holding you back from donating. Think about what that is and what would have to change for you to change that.

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[-] petrichornetrainfall@piefed.social 16 points 23 hours ago

If there was a single solution that provided the following:

  • allow me to donate a set, reoccurring, monthly sum. I.e $20, 40, 60, etc, to 1 service
  • that service would then allow me to add "sub-services" like nixos, postmarketos, firefox, whatever, and it would split out my lum sum between all the subservices.
  • the service was 100% transparent, vetting, and vouched for, with paper trails showing the money actually went to the sub services and how much of a cut they take.
  • if it offered a local only program or app that would analyze what projects I used (its easy to forget about all the packages that linchpin everything we use) to help offer me suggestions on who I could donate to.

Basically a Spotify for open source, but instead of basing it on my listen history and contracts with record labels, let me choose manually how my subscription payment is split out.

I keep meaning to take a deeper look at open collective, but haven't found the time or had anyone else (donator or developer) share their experiences.

[-] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 6 points 18 hours ago

allow me to donate a set, reoccurring, monthly sum. I.e $20, 40, 60, etc, to 1 service

Just a note to add, a yearly donation schedule can also be good, as it can reduce payment transfer fees. But on the flip side, if a donatoe wants to stop donating, it's easier for a yearly payment to fly under the radar.

I think the best option is to offer both yearly and monthly options when possible

[-] derpgon@programming.dev 7 points 23 hours ago

I've also had a similar idea, but with manual splitting instead.

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