$1 from 1000 people is equal to $20 from 50. If the project is widely used, I think the first model makes a lot of sense to encourage giving and to make a susta

$1 from 1000 people is equal to $20 from 50. If the project is widely used, I think the first model makes a lot of sense to encourage giving and to make a sustainable project. This maybe unrelated, but something people should give some thought to when considering giving to open source projects. I give yearly to the projects I use, and I hope more people support open source this way.