Why do we ask for donations so often? Because it’s important! As KDE becomes more successful and an increasing number of people use our software, our costs grow as well: Web and server hostin…
  • dinckel@lemmy.world
    714·
    11 months ago

    A lot of people here have such a bizarre stance.

    People have put work into this, for free. And the moment they ask for support, you immediately bring the pitchforks out, over a singular pop-up you can permanently disable? That’s just plain disrespectful, at the very least

    • Hemingways_Shotgun@lemmy.caEnglish
      241·
      11 months ago

      Unfortunately, there has always been the issue that a not-insignificant percentage of users of FOSS software believe the FREE part means “free as in beer” and take umbrage when asked to contribute.

      I’ve long been a proponent (and I know I’m in a minority) that has advocated for a shift in the marketing of FOSS applications from “donation based” to “value based”. Meaning that the expectation is that if you enjoy the software, you pay an amount that you believe is commensurate to your use. This is voluntarily of course…if you can’t pay, than please use it and enjoy it. But those who can pay, should pay…at least a little bit, to offset the costs for those who can’t.

      It’s more or less that the wording of FOSS apps needs to change so that you are expected to contribute if you can.

      Just my opinion. Like I said, I know I’m in the minority. Just not a fan of the percentage of users that has always existed that (falsely) think that asking for money for your project is somehow anathema to the Open Source ideal and whine whenever they’re asked to contribute.

      • njordomir@lemmy.world
        1·
        11 months ago

        I like that terminology. I use some very high quality, high visibility FOSS software and sometimes feel bad that I more frequently donate to smaller projects that bring me value by filling a specific want or need that no one else is working on.

    • TurboWafflz@lemmy.world
      1·
      11 months ago

      The one change I would make would be adding a “never” button to the notification so you don’t have to disable it in the settings if you don’t want it

      Or actually “Don’t show again” would probably be better phrasing

  • MyNameIsRichard@lemmy.ml
    27·
    11 months ago

    I do suspect a small but vocal crowd of people will spread doom and gloom about it on social media anyway, of course.

    I see they’re here already

  • Elsie@lemmy.ml
    23·
    11 months ago

    As long as the “No Thanks” button is a one and done go-away button, I think this is a decent idea!

    • starshipwinepineapple@programming.dev
      19·
      11 months ago

      It’s once per year, easily dismissed, and can be permanently disabled. Seems entirely reasonable for a piece of free software that someone would use everyday

  • k_rol@lemmy.ca
    113·
    11 months ago

    I personally think once a year is not enough. Every 6 months might be better. Also people already spend a lot during December that they might not prioritize donating to KDE.

    For those complaining… Well I don’t know what to say to them. Such a big complex software which is 100% free should be allowed to remind us that they need money.

    Don’t forget they said it’s running as a daemon specifically so you can easily disable it if it triggers you so much.

  • Mactan@lemmy.ml
    81·
    11 months ago

    cool and good. thunderbird is also very good about this and more projects should present their donation stuff just as tastefully

  • antihumanitarian@lemmy.worldEnglish
    51·
    11 months ago

    FOSS in general needs better means of financial support. While the software is free and libre, developer time is not, and ultimately they gotta eat and pay bills. I hope they get positive results and don’t catch much unnecessary flak.