Comment Donations for professional use is simply moral (Score 1) 121
I have been doing OSS for 20 years. I prefer to just release stuff for the community. Many people in a specific well heeled industry use my tools professionally. Total donations to date 0. (I dont really ask but have in the past). Now? I have the next tool ready, but I am not releasing it. No incentive and I am just making my job competitors stronger with what I had to fight hard for. If you use a tool professionally and make money on it, you should donate to the author. Its the only way to have nice things and not have to build everything yourself. I believe in free software for the masses.