Linux, GNU/Linux, free software...

The original post: /r/linux by /u/NoCSForYou on 2024-12-27 01:57:36.

Ive always been confused by this. For instance I use Firefox, zotero and freecad. But it doesn't make sense to only donate to those. I use wifi, I use a terminal, I use zsh, I use ... Obviously those programs need funding too.

It shouldn't just be the front end packages that get all the funding, the end stuff needs finding too.

I can have about 1000 packages on my system and it's going to be logistically difficult to donate 1/1000 of 200$. I can donate to the front end packages but do they distribute the funding to their dev/make/runtime dependency packages?

Perhaps bash is a dependency for about half my programs. Does that mean bash should get more money than all other programs?

I don't know what to do.