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> I think their website indicates they pay the fewest fees on GitHub The difference (https://servo.org/sponsorship/#donation-fees https://servo.org/sponsorship
by diggan 2y ago
> I think their website indicates they pay the fewest fees on GitHub
The difference (https://servo.org/sponsorship/#donation-fees https://servo.org/sponsorship/#donation-fees) between the donation going via GitHub/Microsoft and Open Collective (independent) is so small (96% VS ~91%) that I'd rather not centralize funding FOSS with someone who has kind of a shitty track record with it, like Microsoft.
Made more sense in the beginning of GitHub Sponsors when Microsoft was matching donations 2x, or whatever it was. But now? I don't feel like it makes much sense anymore.
Open Collective is a fully public organization, who lives and breathes FOSS.
- jszymborski 2y agoNote that the fee for Open Collective depends on the amount you are donating, what card you use, and where you are from. Servo would only see 85.6% of my 5 USD/mo donation as I'm from Canada. If I used PayPal, that number would go down to 81.2%. I do agree that I'd prefer Open Collective, fees being equal/comparable.