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Because the original blocker: AdBlock, did. And some donated more than others. The rest is history.
For those not familiar, what is the history?
Because the original blocker: AdBlock, did. And some donated more than others. The rest is history.
For those not familiar, what is the history?
https://blogs.cornell.edu/info2040/2016/09/15/justin_kuang_a...
There could be uBlock Origin Pro for people who want to support it. It can offer no other feature other than a Pro icon.
There is nothing wrong with being rewarded for your work. There could be uBlock Origin Pro for people who want to support it. It can offer no other feature other than a Pro icon.
There is nothing wrong with being rewarded for your work. There could be uBlock Origin Pro for people who want to support it. It can offer no other feature other than a Pro icon.
Presumably the feeling of doing good in the world is reward enough for them, especially if they already have more than enough money to get by (as most devs in the west do).
> no donations = no expectations No donations should result in no expectations , but unfortunately all sorts of people will have all sorts of expectations from you when you release an open-source project, donations or not.
I've done a similar thing with a few past employers after I've moved on. "Hey, can you explain this code to the new person?". In some cases, I'd be glad to do a 1 hour call or whatever. They frequently ask me to submit a bill for my time and I always refuse. I don't want to turn into some kind of staff augmentation and be at their beck and call "because they are paying". Way better to think of it as a gift and I get…
You are free to decline this work.
Money means responsibility. This is a classy stance imho.
> no donations = no expectations No donations should result in no expectations , but unfortunately all sorts of people will have all sorts of expectations from you when you release an open-source project, donations or not.
I've done a similar thing with a few past employers after I've moved on. "Hey, can you explain this code to the new person?". In some cases, I'd be glad to do a 1 hour call or whatever. They frequently ask me to submit a bill for my time and I always refuse. I don't want to turn into some kind of staff augmentation and be at their beck and call "because they are paying". Way better to think of it as a gift and I get…
Earlier quoted context omitted.
I've done a similar thing with a few past employers after I've moved on. "Hey, can you explain this code to the new person?". In some cases, I'd be glad to do a 1 hour call or whatever. They frequently ask me to submit a bill for my time and I always refuse. I don't want to turn into some kind of staff augmentation and be at their beck and call "because they are paying". Way better to think of it as a gift and I get…
Doing free labor is devaluing your work. You are free to decline this work.