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If you had/have enough disposable income, what would drive you to donate to opensource software? (programming.dev)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/opensource@programming.dev
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Scenario: you're using opensource software and you aren't donating yet, however you have enough money left over every month to do so. Something(s) is holding you back from donating. Think about what that is and what would have to change for you to change that.

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[–] 30 points 5 months ago* (1 child)

I support very few open source projects because ultimately charity is not a sustainable way of financing things. It makes me feel like it’s up to me, an individual, to carry the weight of the world and ultimately too depressing. Fostering open source should be handled by governments, same as other stuff that’s done due to common interest, like schools and hospitals.

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