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> Donations these days are via Liberapay, an obscure French non-profit organization, and YC-backed startup BuyMeACoffee. I am not sure why Liberapay is qualifi
by me_bx 3y ago
> Donations these days are via Liberapay, an obscure French non-profit organization, and YC-backed startup BuyMeACoffee.
I am not sure why Liberapay is qualified as 'obscure'. Their website's "legal" page [0] clearly identifies the organization and its legal representative, while providing contact details. The status of the non-profit organization can be verified in the French government's website [1].
[0]: https://en.liberapay.com/about/legal https://en.liberapay.com/about/legal
[1]: https://www.journal-officiel.gouv.fr/pages/associations-detail-annonce/?q.id=id:201600020157 https://www.journal-officiel.gouv.fr/pages/associations-deta... - in French
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- ldjb 3y agoI interpreted the use of the word "obscure" as meaning "little-known" rather than "secretive". I would expect that only a relatively small proportion of people would have heard of Liberapay, so I think calling them "obscure" is not wrong.
- Lacerda69 3y agoIts obscure because it is not well known not because it is shady. I never heard of them before too.
- the_biot 3y agoIt isn't; it's been around for ages and is specifically a trusted organization handling donations for open source projects. Chalk the snotty comment, and irrational YC worship, up to your basic herd mentality. The author is, I would bet, a typical HN poster.