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Discussion: Do you donate financially to any OSS projects?

If so, how do you choose which ones to donate to? Do you prefer regular or recurring donations? What payment methods do you like to use?

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  • I'm a programmer. I have created, maintained and contributed to many open source projects over 40 years. That's my donation.

    I never give money: I give my time - like for example I'm a volunteer at our local association for the blind - and I give non-commercial things like my blood, used clothing, used toys or food. And to repay the other developers whose work I enjoy everyday, I donate code that I strive to make as good as possible.

    The reason I never give money is because the money - part or all - invariably ends up in someone's pocket other than the intended recipient. When it's legal, it's called "overhead". Still, legal or not, and justified or not, I'm not interested in paying for that.

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