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I believe Flattr does something similar. They will accept donations on behalf of a YouTube channel (or Instagram, Soundcloud, etc.) whether the content creator
by bhc 12y ago
I believe Flattr does something similar.
They will accept donations on behalf of a YouTube channel (or Instagram, Soundcloud, etc.) whether the content creator opted in or not and release the fund when the creator claims his/her donations.
- untitaker_ 12y agoThe key word is _similar_: Flattr doesn't send any unsolicited emails and doesn't actually collect money until it gets claimed. tip4commit does both.
- imrehg 12y agoBountysource[1] seems to be even closer, not sure if that got any such complaints. [1]: https://www.bountysource.com/ https://www.bountysource.com/
- bhc 12y agoI think the issue here might be Bitcoin. Many sites that deal in Bitcoin get "hacked" and the balances disappear, allegedly into the site operators' pockets.
- gerbal 12y agoBounty Source makes it pretty clear the bounties aren't from the project maintainers, and bounties aren't collected or solicited as if they are from or for the project maintainers..
- MrUnderhill 12y agoI was wondering about Flattr as well. You can connect your account to Github, and the owners of repos that you star will be "flattred". I've done this a few times, some that haven't been claimed yet too - I admit it never crossed my mind that it could be nothing but an inconvenience to the recipient.