Because the original blocker: AdBlock, did. And some donated more than others. The rest is history.
For those not familiar, what is the history?
Why don't you accept donations?
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Re: Why don't you accept donations?
#12Because 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...
Re: Why don't you accept donations?
#13There could be uBlock Origin Pro for people who want to support it. It can offer no other feature other than a Pro icon.
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#15There 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.
Re: Why don't you accept donations?
#16There 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).
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#17> 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…
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#18Money means responsibility. This is a classy stance imho.
Re: Why don't you accept donations?
#19> 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…
Re: Why don't you accept donations?
#20Earlier 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…
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