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> That's because there's currently no way to make a donation to the abstract concept of "open source software" This isn't absolutely true, there are the FSF an
by boogies 6y ago
> That's because there's currently no way to make a donation to the abstract concept of "open source software"
This isn't absolutely true, there are the FSF and the Software Freedom Conservancy, who fund many medium-ish projects, including ones that include some small utilities.
- Galanwe 6y agoAnd also fund a lot of evangelists that don't code at all but spend their time playing open source cops on mailing lists, forums and tech conventions.
- boogies 6y ago(IOW, their idea of supporting the abstract idea of open source software. Although I'm not sure who you're talking about: Stallman I guess fits the description now but wrote his fair share of code in his day.)
- pabs3 6y agoBoth the FSF and Conservancy do pay people to code and do other technical work.
- colinmcd 6y agoFair enough. Though the ability to curate your personal pool is an important piece of the puzzle.
- boogies 6y agoRight, there's not a perfect way to make a donation to open source software, and this proposal seems absolutely worth trying as a way to make it more easy to contribute to more projects that are more valuable to you.