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submitted 10 months ago by CynicusRex@kbin.social to c/linux@lemmy.ml

I've always felt guilty by taking for granted the rare breed of virtuous humans that provide free excellent software without relying on advertising. Let's change that and pay, how much would I “lose” anyway?

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[-] thecrotch@sh.itjust.works 21 points 10 months ago

Almost every open source project accepts donations. They want your money, they just don't demand your money.

[-] haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com 3 points 10 months ago

Sometimes I get scared that I‘d go broke if I donated to every project I use but if everyone who downloaded my software just left a dollar, I‘d have 8k after a year which would nearly sustain me alone.

So I think I might just donate a dollar to every project since it does make a difference.

this post was submitted on 21 Jan 2024
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