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    Donating gives you Freedom (infosec.pub)
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    [–] rozodru@piefed.world 1 points 2 minutes ago

    I donate to Codeberg and do kofi to linux content creators (many of whom have been a life saver) and whatever random neat FOSS CLI or TUI I come across. I also donate to dnkl who is the dev of Foot and Fuzzel.

    If it's something I like and I use daily then I donate.

    [–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 1 points 13 minutes ago

    Every time 🫑

    [–] captcha_incorrect@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago

    [–] anthropozaen@feddit.org 24 points 3 hours ago

    Buying software for 10 bucks isn't even bad. Buying a license, which can be revoked at any time, is.

    [–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 8 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

    I try and donate where I can, but stuff like Signal, that refuses to employ engineers outside of the US because "talent doesn't exist anywhere else" is where I draw the line. Yes, opensource donations are amazing, but not for projects with attitudes like that.

    [–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 3 points 16 minutes ago

    Whoa, that's so toxic. I'm glad I switched my donation to Delta. Plus it just feels so much better to use.

    I don't have evidence for this but Signal feels just like an app right before it's sold off to a megacorp. I can't put my finger on it...

    [–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

    I remember buying a CD set of FreeBSD 3.3 back in the day. Partially to support the project, and partially because the alternative was to download it over 33.6baud where I paid per minute.

    [–] tenchiken@anarchist.nexus 3 points 1 hour ago

    "buy me a coffee / lunch / beer" 1000% Everytime.

    [–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 30 points 3 hours ago

    I've given a lot more money to the Krita Foundation than any other graphics applications combined. Every time there's an update I'm like "woaaah awesome taek mi monies!!"

    [–] Mwa@thelemmy.club 6 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

    What if i buy the OSS software on a Proprietary site like Steam?

    [–] esc@piefed.social 3 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

    Why would you?

    [–] Mwa@thelemmy.club 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

    support both the website and the OSS software?

    [–] esc@piefed.social 5 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

    Does steam that is a monopolist when it comes to gaming stores even need your support?

    [–] Mwa@thelemmy.club 3 points 27 minutes ago

    Probably not.

    [–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 3 points 2 hours ago

    Straight into the gutter

    [–] aMockTie@piefed.world 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

    Where do the active code contributors to FOSS software exist on this scale?

    [–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 1 points 13 minutes ago (1 children)

    What scale?

    [–] Phoenix3875@lemmy.world 1 points 4 minutes ago

    The scale of penguin beaks, obviously.