Doing ad hoc donations as I do now doesn't feel very constructive to me so I'm considering to do (automatically) reoccurring donations to my favorite organisations and tools, which doesn't seem fair to the stuff I do depend on but don't have warm feelings for, but I gotta start some where, right? What projects and organisations are you and/or the company you work for supporting? Any tips?
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#3When Ubuntu added paid-for software to their package UI, there were discussions about making it easier to pay FOSS developers too, but I don't think it got anywhere:
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#4The question is are you investing in yourself (no matter how round about) or alleviating true misery?
Good luck.
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#5Since the ways in which software development sucks are not that far up the scale of sucking and supporting Kubernetes is charitable contributions to Google, maybe start elsewhere by donating toward alleviating mortal problems like hunger and disease? The question is are you investing in yourself (no matter how round about) or alleviating true misery? Good luck.
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#6Since the ways in which software development sucks are not that far up the scale of sucking and supporting Kubernetes is charitable contributions to Google, maybe start elsewhere by donating toward alleviating mortal problems like hunger and disease? The question is are you investing in yourself (no matter how round about) or alleviating true misery? Good luck.
Yes, I am totally investing in myself and maybe I am "solving mortal problems" too but that's besides the point. Donating to stuff you depend on isn't an altruistic act and I am sorry if I made it sound like that. You do make a good point about Kubernetes and Google, and yes I intent not to donate to projects already backed by big money because that's pretty pointless. So, what are projects great projects / organisat…