Hello.

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?

  • FuyuhikoDate@silkky.pubEnglish
    13·
    1 year ago

    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!!!)

    • ferret@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2·
      1 year 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