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Comment on higher wages for the servers... by the customers. Fnbs

Skyline969@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

As a developer, I never get tips. Even on my open-source stuff, I have a “tip jar” PayPal link on the very bottom of my readme files. Know how much I’ve made in tips over the years? Exactly $0.

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betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Have you tried walking into your software’s users’ homes to clear away empty plates and refill their water?

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gamer@lemm.ee ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I know it feels gross, but asking is how you get people to do things. This is true for pretty much everything. That’s why mobile apps have a popup asking people to leave a rating, and Apple even has a standardized API for showing that popup since it’s so common.

So you should try something similar for you projects. Come up with an (ideally non-intrusive) ask that feels like a personal request rather than just a link dumped somewhere in a readme.

And if you feel bad about it, just remember that getting people to pay for OSS is a win for the whole ecosystem!

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tony@lemmy.hoyle.me.uk ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I’ve definitely tipped developers (through the ‘buy me a coffee’ site, or occasionally patreon). But I’m unusual I think…

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