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> Donating via GitHub Sponsors is better for Servo than donating via Open Collective https://servo.org/sponsorship/#donation-fees https://servo.org/sponsorship

> Donating via GitHub Sponsors is better for Servo than donating via Open Collective https://servo.org/sponsorship/#donation-fees https://servo.org/sponsorship/#donation-fees

nicce 2y ago
Hmm. GitHub being big enough gives some leverage for payment method fees? Seems a bit absurd that PayPal can take more than 10%.
- ocdtrekkie 2y ago
  The collectives' operational costs come out of the fee, GitHub is big enough to zero-rate their cut. But I'd kinda rather also support OpenCollective use over a tech monopoly.
  - nicce 2y ago
    Aren't those operational costs in this case those payment processor fees? Because otherwise there should not be much difference.
    - ocdtrekkie 2y ago
      No. OpenCollective collectives effectively replace having to operate your own nonprofit organization. So it includes all of the legal, administrative, and accounting costs of operating a nonprofit on behalf of the participating collectives. I operate a collective which effectively operates as a 501c6 but I file no paperwork, OSC does for us.
      - ValentineC 2y ago
        > OpenCollective collectives effectively replace having to operate your own nonprofit organization. > I operate a collective which effectively operates as a 501c6 but I file no paperwork, OSC does for us. I think you might have meant Open Collective fiscal hosts replace having to operate a nonprofit organisation? Unless I'm parsing your statements wrong.
        ocdtrekkie 2y ago
        Yeah, I try not to get too in the weeds on terms when describing OpenCollective to people unaware. (Also the company, nonprofit, and biggest fiscal hosts have historically largely been run by the same folks.) The core point is just that OpenCollective is not just a payment processor.
        nicce 2y ago
        I think you missed my point. Or are you saying that if I pay with PayPal instead of Stripe, OpenCollective gets themselves more money?
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dang 2y ago
(Someone asked us to change the top link but I'm not sure we should do that without permission from lostmsu. What I did do is detach this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43221548 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43221548, so it's now the top comment.) Edit: permission received. Link changed now (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43222904 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43222904).
andrepd 2y ago
Man PayPal skimming 20% is insane. Do they get away with it just because of name recognition?

> Donating via GitHub Sponsors is better for Servo than donating via Open Collective https://servo.org/sponsorship/#donation-fees https://servo.org/sponsorship/#donation-fees

nicce 2y ago

Hmm. GitHub being big enough gives some leverage for payment method fees? Seems a bit absurd that PayPal can take more than 10%.

ocdtrekkie 2y ago
The collectives' operational costs come out of the fee, GitHub is big enough to zero-rate their cut. But I'd kinda rather also support OpenCollective use over a tech monopoly.
- nicce 2y ago
  Aren't those operational costs in this case those payment processor fees? Because otherwise there should not be much difference.
  - ocdtrekkie 2y ago
    No. OpenCollective collectives effectively replace having to operate your own nonprofit organization. So it includes all of the legal, administrative, and accounting costs of operating a nonprofit on behalf of the participating collectives. I operate a collective which effectively operates as a 501c6 but I file no paperwork, OSC does for us.
    - ValentineC 2y ago
      > OpenCollective collectives effectively replace having to operate your own nonprofit organization. > I operate a collective which effectively operates as a 501c6 but I file no paperwork, OSC does for us. I think you might have meant Open Collective fiscal hosts replace having to operate a nonprofit organisation? Unless I'm parsing your statements wrong.
      - ocdtrekkie 2y ago
        Yeah, I try not to get too in the weeds on terms when describing OpenCollective to people unaware. (Also the company, nonprofit, and biggest fiscal hosts have historically largely been run by the same folks.) The core point is just that OpenCollective is not just a payment processor.
        nicce 2y ago
        I think you missed my point. Or are you saying that if I pay with PayPal instead of Stripe, OpenCollective gets themselves more money?
  - deleted 2y ago
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dang 2y ago

(Someone asked us to change the top link but I'm not sure we should do that without permission from lostmsu. What I did do is detach this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43221548 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43221548, so it's now the top comment.) Edit: permission received. Link changed now (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43222904 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43222904).

andrepd 2y ago

Man PayPal skimming 20% is insane. Do they get away with it just because of name recognition?