Donating to Open Source
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- The author decided to donate a small amount of fun money to open source projects, initially targeting Magit, Perl 5 Core Maintenance Fund, and XMonad.
- Donations are treated as fun spending, not charity, akin to buying gadgets for hobbies.
- Projects are scored on criticality, marginal impact of donations, and neglect by other donors using a geometric mean to prioritize.
- The final top three projects were chosen due to their need for funding, clear use of donations, and importance to the author.
- The author plans to revisit the selection after six months to adjust based on changing needs.