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Pay for Software That Respects You
2 months ago
- The author values respectful software that does not exploit users with notifications, algorithms, or data theft.
- Software should serve the user, not corporations or governments.
- Sustainable projects can exist without endless growth, relying on grants and donations.
- Free and open-source software (FOSS) is often respectful, but monetizing it ethically is challenging.
- Donations, especially recurring ones, are a viable way to support FOSS developers.
- The author lists several respectful projects they use daily, including GNU Guix, GrapheneOS, F-Droid, KOreader, Anna's Archive, LibreWolf, Migadu, Fosstodon, SourceHut, and Voice.
- Paying for respectful software normalizes appreciation and supports its creators.
Donate to GrapheneOS
2 months ago
- GrapheneOS is an open source project funded by donations from individuals, companies, and organizations, used for developers, hardware, infrastructure, and legal fees.
- Donations can be made via GitHub Sponsors (credit card) with tiers from $5 to $5,000 or custom amounts.
- Cryptocurrency donations are accepted in Bitcoin, Monero, Zcash, Ethereum, Cardano, and Litecoin, with specific addresses provided for each.
- Bank transfer donations are available via Wise in EU/SEPA, UK, US, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Hungary, and Turkey, with detailed account information.
- PayPal donations are accepted for one-time, monthly, or yearly contributions, with links based on currency and fees varying by region.
- Canadian Interac e-Transfer donations can be sent to donate@grapheneos.org with Autodeposit support.
Keygen joins the Open Source Pledge
2 months ago
- Keygen has been donating to and contributing to open source projects since 2021, both large (Ruby, Rails, Postgres) and small.
- Keygen contributes time (maintaining open source projects like request_migrations, typed_params, union_of), code (open-sourcing core products under DOSP and offering free open source tier), and funds.
- Keygen is joining the Open Source Pledge, committing to donate at least $2,000 per developer per year to open source.
- In 2024, Keygen has already donated $5,428 so far, and overall their donations have increased over the years, now exceeding $5,000 per developer annually.
- The Open Source Pledge is an initiative by Sentry to encourage companies to financially support open source, with a minimum of $2,000 per full-time developer per year.
- Keygen provides a detailed breakdown of donations by year (2021-2024), showing contributions to various maintainers and projects via platforms like GitHub, OpenCollective, and thanks.dev.
- Keygen thanks open source maintainers and encourages other software companies to join in supporting open source.

donations

Pay for Software That Respects You

Donate to GrapheneOS

Keygen joins the Open Source Pledge