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To send someone money I'd have to know their address (not viable). If they only accept money through GitHub sponsorship, then I'm prevented from donating in any
by jmiskovic 6y ago
To send someone money I'd have to know their address (not viable). If they only accept money through GitHub sponsorship, then I'm prevented from donating in any other way.
Which option do we (content creators) endorse? We definitely need to transition to better funding model. Seeking out donations and sponsorships is frustrating and that time could be better spent. GitHub Sponsors managed to solve most problems on technical level, but I'd like to see other options.
- GordonS 6y ago> To send someone money I'd have to know their address You could just ask them? I recently donated to an OSS project for which the maintainer didn't publish any means of accepting donations - I simply asked and he sent his PayPal address. Another option would be for maintainers to publish a Bitcoin address in their profile - but again, if not already present, just ask.
- Kaze404 6y agoThey're talking about physical address, as that's what the parent suggested.
- GordonS 6y agoYes, I got that; I was suggesting you can just ask the author for their address or other means of payment, but in addition made a suggestion of authors publishing Bitcoin address (in reality many would likely prefer fiat currency though).