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He writes in his FAQ [1]: > I don't want the administrative workload coming with donations. I don't want the project to become in need of funding in any way: n
by wickedwiesel 8y ago
He writes in his FAQ [1]:
> I don't want the administrative workload coming with donations. I don't want the project to become in need of funding in any way: no dedicated home page + no forum = no cost = no need for funding. I want to be free to move onto something else if ever I get tired working on these projects (no donations = no expectations).
> Have a thought for the maintainers of the various lists. These lists are everything. This can't be emphasized enough.
[1] - https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Why-don't-you-accept-donations%3F https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Why-don't-you-accept-...
- preommr 8y agoDude could still do a monthly patreon and cancel it if he didn't want to work on it anymore
- majewsky 8y agoI wouldn't do that if I were him because I don't know how to explain that income to the IRS (or rather, the Finanzamt, since I'm German).
- plemer 8y agoIs that income uniquely difficult to explain?
- blue4 8y agoHow would you explain that you're making money from a project summary of UBlock?
- cpv 8y agoIt might depend, on country, but I know that usually you can mention donations as "donations" in your income papers/form. Don't know how it would be for an opensource project. Mentioning something like "open source browser extension uBlock Origin" probably... Interesting how people report their donations, patreons, etc.
- jobigoud 8y agoPatreon aren't donations, they are recurring income in exchange of something (membership model with specific rewards per tier). In many jurisductions these must be declared differently.
- breakall 8y agoPatreon sends a 1099-K if you get more than $20K in a year. https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/207099566-Will-I-receive-a-1099-form- https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/207099566-Will...
- krageon 8y ago"Freelance software development", problem solved. Not that the tax authority cares at all where the money comes from. They don't have a "cash income" category because they have a deep and burning desire to know these things. They're primarily busy with taking their cut.
- Rodneyj 8y agoYou avoid making money for fear of the IRS? Are you unable to hire an accountant or do your own research?
- wgerard 8y agoIn general, the IRS rarely cares about how you're generating income more that you just remember to pay taxes on it appropriately.
- Tsubasachan 8y agoThe maintainer of Ublock Origin does not want to make money from this. He does not want Ublock to turn into Adblock Plus. If there is no money involved the project cannot be bribed by ad tech. The only acceptable ads are the ones the user white lists.
- elcomet 8y agoThe point is to make money from the users, not from advertising companies, which is the opposite of adblock. He could still refuse ads by ad tech, I don't see how donations by users would force him.
- Tsubasachan 8y agoMoney corrupts. The tech sector is living proof at that.
- elcomet 8y agoThat's exactly the point. You want to be financially independent, or at least earn enough to live to reduce the risk of being corrupted by ad tech money.