The funding thread #45

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decentral1se · 2021-03-02T12:28:27Z

decentral1se commented

2021-03-02 12:28:27 +00:00

Now that the public alpha is out and there will be some interest, we can start to think about how can we appeal to the people with the money to support some of this wild west development work.

For example, https://nlnet.nl funded YunoHost with 50k.

Now that the public alpha is out and there will be some interest, we can start to think about how can we appeal to the people with the money to support some of this wild west development work. For example, https://nlnet.nl funded YunoHost with 50k.

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3wordchant commented

2021-03-02 22:07:50 +00:00

Definitely down to chase those kinda grants; we might also want to stick some things in the docs / on the eventual website, like:

OpenCollective
Bitcoin donation address
Paypal / Stripe / Ko-fi donation link

Definitely down to chase those kinda grants; we might also want to stick some things in the docs / on the eventual website, like: - OpenCollective - Bitcoin donation address - Paypal / Stripe / Ko-fi donation link

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decentral1se commented

2021-03-13 12:12:46 +00:00

Also saw https://fundoss.org/

decentral1se commented

2021-03-21 20:05:24 +00:00

https://libreplanet.org/2021/speakers/#4686

(live stream now but will be published later I guess, interesting stuff!)

Empower users by asking them for money

I've always been a free software programmer, a contractor to the rich and already powerful so they could use free software to its fullest. But, users, normal everyday users, are left out, and their needs are often different from business, universities and other large organizations who can afford to pay developers.

I wanted to develop Inkscape for users, and to do this I have started asking users to fund me directly. Four Inkscape developers currently use a personal funding platform to try and raise the money needed to make our activities more stable and user-focused. Come hear about my experiences setting up and operating in a federated and fragmented system and how we can move free software economics from business versus volunteers to a more equitable settlement for users and developers.

> https://libreplanet.org/2021/speakers/#4686 (live stream now but will be published later I guess, interesting stuff!) > Empower users by asking them for money > > I've always been a free software programmer, a contractor to the rich and already powerful so they could use free software to its fullest. But, users, normal everyday users, are left out, and their needs are often different from business, universities and other large organizations who can afford to pay developers. > > I wanted to develop Inkscape for users, and to do this I have started asking users to fund me directly. Four Inkscape developers currently use a personal funding platform to try and raise the money needed to make our activities more stable and user-focused. Come hear about my experiences setting up and operating in a federated and fragmented system and how we can move free software economics from business versus volunteers to a more equitable settlement for users and developers.

decentral1se commented

2021-03-21 20:09:52 +00:00