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?

  • Gazumi@lemmy.worldEnglish
    171·
    1 year ago

    Yes yes and yes! These people are a lifeline for people like me who can’t code. People like me gain so much. Free is fun, but if you can donate, even one $, €, £ or other.

    • malamignasanmig@group.ltEnglish
      0·
      1 year ago

      Have considered this but i have not yet started looking up anonymous ways to donate. Suggestions where i could start - eg how to anonymize credit card information online? If not anonymize, minimize personal info at least?

      • Melmi@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        You can’t really anonymously use a credit card. Privacy.com will let you give bogus info to the FOSS project if you really don’t trust the devs having your name, but you’ll have to give Privacy a bunch of info which is arguably an even bigger invasion of privacy. I suppose it’s a matter of who you trust.

        Most donations will go through an intermediary like PayPal so it’s not like you’re giving them your credit card info directly.

        • malamignasanmig@group.ltEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          guess i can just use my credit card details. i trust the devs more than paypal. hahahahaha. i mean, they have done so much good already.

        • malamignasanmig@group.ltEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          thanks for this suggestion. like one-time-use cards? nice. this is new to me. i will ask my bank if they offer this service.

          • Alborlin@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            If you have Revolut or N26 you can generate a card only load it for amount you want and delete it after use.

      • Meldrik@lemmy.wtfEnglish
        0·
        1 year ago

        You could use the cryptocurrency Monero. It’s specifically made to be anonymous.

        • malamignasanmig@group.ltEnglish
          0·
          1 year ago

          thanks for suggesting Monero, however i dont use cryptocurrency because we are still very cash dependent where im from.