Although we pirate for various reasons (ideology, no money to spend on entertainment, etc.) I wanted to know if the community actually donates money to any FOSS project? Nearly all of us use a torrent client based on libtorrent (qBit, Transmission, Deluge) or an open source Usenet client such as SABnzbd to consume our pirated content, yet I wonder, how many people here donate to FOSS projects?

I donated 15 euro to KDE in the past, as well as 10 euro to qBittorrent to keep the projects alive. I think that software that respects it's users deserves to be rewarded for doing so. What is your opinion?

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[–] rufus@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago

You're kind of Robin Hood if you steal software and give the money to FOSS projects. 😄

[–] ragepaw@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

No. But I should. Probably time to start.

[–] rando@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Yes, also generally I donate different project every 6 months (instead of recurring payment to one project).

[–] corvidae@leminal.space 1 points 2 years ago

this post has inspired me to look into it! i already was a part of proton's unlimited plan, but im def gonna start financially giving to other projects (and developers of said projects) that have been life changing for me, primarily linux mint and kde!

[–] KazuchijouNo@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

Personally, I'm still just a student, so I don't even have much money for myself. However, I've been compiling a list of projects to which I'd like to donate one day when I get a decent job. It includes many apps from FDroid, a couple of distros and a Japanese dictionary app that I absolutely love. I'd also like to create free-libre apps too, so I can give back to the community in the future.

[–] bruchsturm@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yes, I donate once a year to the projects I use most. I allocate about 200€ and split it up among those.

[–] mjhelto@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

I had plans to do something similar this holiday season for the first time. Normally I just donate to my local jail bond fund.

[–] XenGi@lemmy.chaos.berlin 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I donate 10€ to Arch Linux and NixOS monthly because they let me run all my stuff and occasionally to projects I like. Especially the ones that save me money that would go into media consumption etc.

[–] FuyuhikoDate@silkky.pub 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I dont have much money But i always love the message in Pirated Stuff "if you like it buy it!"

So one day i thought "come one at least pay 1 buck, because if everybody would pay at least 1 buck to a Project they like it would be an awesome Project!"

So i started with one Thing (i think gadgetbridge it was) and donated 1€ every year. So i did it to twelve Projects (1 for each month) and since i got my First Job, i pushed it up to 5€

So right now i Sonate 5€ a year to 12 Foss / other Projects i REALLY belive in and love (and use on a daily base) everything Else will be Still pirated (excwpr for winrar! I PAYD FOR WINRAR!!!)

[–] aBundleOfFerrets@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

It would be foolish not to pay for winrar. They are known for being extremely litigious of people who use the software once the license expires

[–] Interstellar_1@pawb.social 1 points 2 years ago

No, but I don't have a credit card, so I can't

[–] j4k3@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

No, but I'm disabled on a next to nothing/gifts from family budget. I sincerely appreciate those that can donate and share my work on git freely.

[–] hperrin@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I donate hundreds of hours of my time every year maintaining several open source projects. Does that count?

[–] gkd@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago

Just as an aside, donating does not have to be monetary. Helping (if possible) with development, triaging issues or helping with support/forums of any kind, along with in general filing good issues goes miles for FOSS projects, especially larger ones with only a few developers.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org -1 points 2 years ago

Yes. Homebrew and Asahi Linux.

[–] doublejay1999@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago

Yes just a couple of bucks here and there.

Almost BECAUSE they’ve done it for free, I like to chip in .

[–] White_Flight@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago

every year

[–] paschko@discuss.tchncs.de -1 points 2 years ago

I donated to libre office recently and I want to start donating to Wikipedia yearly now that I am settled in my first job