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[–] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 88 points 3 months ago (2 children)

You can’t even donate to uBO or the filters from the uBO team. I think you mean EasyList.

[–] Flatworm7591@lemmy.dbzer0.com 71 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That's true - Raymond Hill, the uBO developer, doesn't accept donations or payment for his software. Truly a legend. I'd 100% donate to them if they accepted donations.

The meme is about Adblock Plus though which does have a paid tier. I prefer uBO myself, but if you are stuck with Safari then it's a legit option.

[–] doctortran@lemm.ee 64 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I'd 100% donate to them if they accepted donations.

If they accepted donations, you wouldn't want to.

The reason uBlock Origins surpasses all the others is because of who the lead dev is, what they believe, and why they do it. They are absolute hardline and believe in what they made. It's not a job.

You don't need to be that kind of person to be a good developer, but when it comes to something like an adblocker and privacy protection, you want people like him who won't falter or sell out. You want those true believers.

If he accepted donations, then he wouldn't be the kind of person that made uBlock Origins what it is.

[–] magic_smoke@links.hackliberty.org 29 points 3 months ago

Yes and no, if you have large-scale projects that require a ton of people, donations can be necessary.

Just because you take donations doesn't mean you have a profit motive.

[–] maxprime@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 months ago

Yeah. To be specific, you wouldn’t want people to donate and expect a specific service. Or worse, donate in exchange for their site whitelisted.

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 9 points 3 months ago

If you want to donate, send it directly to creators whose work you enjoy.