Side tangent: if you want to know how Patreon creators are doing: https://graphtreon.com/top-patreon-creators
Ask HN: Patreon for open source?
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Re: Ask HN: Patreon for open source?
#52I already donate to Vue and Laravel via Patreon. Per-commit seems like a return to the line-of-code as a metric that was disastrous for obvious reasons.
Yeah, Vue.js is quite successful on Patreon: https://graphtreon.com/creator/evanyou
Re: Ask HN: Patreon for open source?
#53Earlier quoted context omitted.
Patreon is more popular, though, and used by a lot of artists. You'll need more arguments than "well it exists too" to convince users to sign up for both.
It seems to not be there now, but some months ago, patreon's entry page listed out the types of "creators" that one could sign up as. As I recall, this list seemed to take actual pain to not mention open source software, among an otherwise exhaustive list of creative endeavors including not just art, music, writing, but technical endeavors as well as such as research. I always took this to mean "programmers not welco…
I would't take too much stock in that category list, their category system does not work that well. I know they are working a category overhaul (source: I'm the guy behind Graphtreon)
Re: Ask HN: Patreon for open source?
#54As others have pointed out, platforms to fund work on open source projects already exist, and the best part is: they're open source themselves, so you can contribute! In fact I was the top developer of Gratipay for a year myself, and now I've created a fork called Liberapay (the reasons were the legal difficulties Gratipay faced in the US, and the decision its founder made to turn it into a non-neutral platform). Lin…
Are there collaborative translation services for open source apps and products? One could of course use google translate, but it would be nice if the translation is done by humans who actually use the product/service they are translating.
Re: Ask HN: Patreon for open source?
#55As others have pointed out, platforms to fund work on open source projects already exist, and the best part is: they're open source themselves, so you can contribute! In fact I was the top developer of Gratipay for a year myself, and now I've created a fork called Liberapay (the reasons were the legal difficulties Gratipay faced in the US, and the decision its founder made to turn it into a non-neutral platform). Lin…
Are there collaborative translation services for open source apps and products? One could of course use google translate, but it would be nice if the translation is done by humans who actually use the product/service they are translating.
Liberapay uses Weblate: https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/liberapay/core/
Gratipay uses Transifex: https://www.transifex.com/gratipay/gratipay/
Re: Ask HN: Patreon for open source?
#56http://www.backerpass.com would work well as it doesn't require backers to signup for an account like Patreon. (disclaimer: i know the guy who created it.)
Thanks for the mention! In case anyone is interested here's an example of an OSS project using BackerPass: https://backerpass.com/tomatoes. If anyone wants beta access shoot me an email: gabe@backerpass.com
Re: Ask HN: Patreon for open source?
#57That's what we're doing over at Baqqer.com ( https://baqqer.com/ ) - come over and add your project! If you're interested in helping out you should join us. :)
Was curious what you guys do, but honestly, every page redirects to a signup/login page. "A social community of makers building, selling, and crowdfunding together" There is no clarity as to what you actually do.
Which page redirects you back? Even the explore/about/tos pages? We're working on redesigning the front-page right now to solve the messaging problem. Thanks for the feedback Jason.
Re: Ask HN: Patreon for open source?
#58I like the idea of using Patreon for Open Source, but I dislike the idea of tying it to the number of commits, because it creates the wrong incentives. I've also got the impression that most patrons rather prefer a predictable, monthly amount over a varied amount, even if it comes with a cap.
That's why I like Flattr's model - my monthly budget is consistent, even if I occasionally tip projects outside of my regular contributions.
which is also how Patreon works -- you choose how much you pay per month
Re: Ask HN: Patreon for open source?
#59Earlier quoted context omitted.
Patreon is more popular, though, and used by a lot of artists. You'll need more arguments than "well it exists too" to convince users to sign up for both.
It seems to not be there now, but some months ago, patreon's entry page listed out the types of "creators" that one could sign up as. As I recall, this list seemed to take actual pain to not mention open source software, among an otherwise exhaustive list of creative endeavors including not just art, music, writing, but technical endeavors as well as such as research. I always took this to mean "programmers not welco…
patreon engineer here! we are very welcoming of open source programmers, and have quite a few on the platform. Many of them, we actually use their code in prod (and pledge a fair amount).
it's pretty impossible to have an exhaustive list of all the kinds of things you can create.. so we've been talking about ways to let people put in their own categories for a while now, but that also has its own set of UX complications.
Re: Ask HN: Patreon for open source?
#60Earlier quoted context omitted.
It seems to not be there now, but some months ago, patreon's entry page listed out the types of "creators" that one could sign up as. As I recall, this list seemed to take actual pain to not mention open source software, among an otherwise exhaustive list of creative endeavors including not just art, music, writing, but technical endeavors as well as such as research. I always took this to mean "programmers not welco…
patreon engineer here! we are very welcoming of open source programmers, and have quite a few on the platform. Many of them, we actually use their code in prod (and pledge a fair amount). it's pretty impossible to have an exhaustive list of all the kinds of things you can create.. so we've been talking about ways to let people put in their own categories for a while now, but that also has its own set of UX complicati…
good to know! thanks