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The original was posted on /r/opensource by /u/Pleasant_Set_3182 on 2026-07-09 14:33:20+00:00.
Scenario: The original maintainer/contributor has done perhaps 98% of the work.
There are only a handful of other contributors who have done small bug-fixes, etc.
First I thought… Okay maybe I can come up with some type of “tip jar” system, where any donations received on the project can be disbursed among the other contributors…
That means… tracking down the payment disbursement details of 5 other folks around the world… and keeping track of each contributor for the entire existence of the project? Nah…
Or perhaps use a “Buy Me Coffee” alternative, which somehow supports multiple disbursements? Also untenable…
Maybe I’m over thinking this… and perhaps the founder / majority maintainer should keep the donations… but… ugh… goes against the whole community vibe… and perhaps the classy thing to do is not to have one at all.
Or wait! A third option: All donations received will be somehow given back to the community in some form of donation… but who/where to donate to?
Just a discussion… would be nice to get some thoughts.