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It's stuff like MDN that attracts donations.
by eznzt 6y ago
It's stuff like MDN that attracts donations.
- johnfn 6y agoFun fact: I have an open source repo with millions of downloads, tens of thousands of active users, and, for at least a year, a prominently displayed donate button. How much in donations do you think it took in over its lifetime? Hint: it's less than $200. Donations don't really work.
- cambalache 6y agoWhich one is it? Maybe you will win a handful of donations here.
- polymatter 6y agoI guess its https://github.com/VSCodeVim/Vim https://github.com/VSCodeVim/Vim
- weaksauce 6y agoThanks for the vim plugin for vscode! It's quite useful and usable. fwiw i don't think you get many donations because it looks like an official microsoft backed vscode plugin so why would people throw money at microsoft. that said, i do think you are correct in that people in general do not donate to open source individually that much.
- sroussey 6y agoWe didn’t have many for Firebug either, though we appreciated those we got and funneled them to new contributors living outside the States where it made a difference.
- tracker1 6y agoAt the bottom of a long scroll isn't something I'd consider prominent. I'd probably change it to simply "Donate" as a button, and put it with the badges at the top. Red, purple or orange as a contrasting color from the blue and green badges.
- rhizome 6y ago>for at least a year, a prominently displayed donate button. Just to be sure, are you referring to the "BuyMeCoffee" button on the GitHub page for the extension (https://github.com/VSCodeVim/Vim https://github.com/VSCodeVim/Vim)?
- johnfn 6y agoNah, we used to have a more prominent link. It's been removed since I stopped developing on the extension.