Jesper 🇩🇰RE: https://indieweb.social/@bonfire/115507615653471686
Added to the pile 😃
Jesper Ross StocholmFor the last couple of years I have started to spread a little bit of money around to various project. I took a look at my annual contributions and realised that it corresponded to roughly 0.7% of my disposable income (or my income times 0.007). To me, it is below the threshold of what I would even realise that I spent. It is roughly the amount I would pay if I went out with a friend, had a burger and a couple of beers. Given the value I get from using all of the great projects in the #fediverse and other open tooling, I think it is a reasonable amount to pay back - #YMMV, ofc.
0.007 has a nice ring to it - so by this I am starting what I have decided to call "the zero-zero-seven initiative". The purpose is to create awareness about financial contribution to the projects we use every day. The goal is to have more people contribute small amounts to projects - at a level that does not ruin people's economy. It is effectively applying "the Salami slicing tactics" to financial contributions. If enough people contribute small amounts - it will have a colossal impact.
#zerozeroseven
0.007 has a nice ring to it - so by this I am starting what I have decided to call "the zero-zero-seven initiative". The purpose is to create awareness about financial contribution to the projects we use every day. The goal is to have more people contribute small amounts to projects - at a level that does not ruin people's economy. It is effectively applying "the Salami slicing tactics" to financial contributions. If enough people contribute small amounts - it will have a colossal impact.
#zerozeroseven
Jesper Ross Stocholm 🇩🇰Even small amounts matter
https://friendica.dk/display/fcc8f939-7668-9466-90f0-6a8622656643
Jesper Ross StocholmI read the post by @[email protected] on https://mastodon.social/@dansup/114976028199958266 encouraging people to support @[email protected] and I felt inspired. I was especially inspired by the text in the "Supporter" category saying "Every little bit counts!".
Because it is true - even small contributions matter, and even though I know that Emilia cannot buy a lot of food for €5/month, it would matter as long as enough people supported her with a small amount.
To me "contribution" has always been a motivation for me. I contributed on StackOverflow (when that was a thing), I was a Microsoft MVP for a handful of years, I have contributed to various OSS projects and tried to help with translation of e.g., Friendica into Danish. But the truth is that if you want things to scale - submitting PRs, translating software or writing blog posts is not enough. We need to support people such that they can dedicate real time and effort in building great software. We need to put bread on their tables.
For the last couple of years I have started to spread a little bit of money around to various project. I support @[email protected], @[email protected], @[email protected], @[email protected] and a few others. I took a look at my annual contributions and realised that it corresponded to roughly 0.7% of my disposable income (or my income times 0.007). To me, it is below the threshold of what I would even realise that I spent. It is roughly the amount I would pay if I went out with a friend, had a burger and a couple of beers. Given the value I get from using all of the great projects in the #fediverse and other open tooling, I think it is a reasonable amount to pay back - #YMMV, ofc.
0.007 has a nice ring to it - so by this I am starting what I have decided to call "the zero-zero-seven initiative". The purpose is to create awareness about financial contribution to the projects we use every day. The goal is to have more people contribute small amounts to projects - at a level that does not ruin people's economy. It is effectively applying "the Salami slicing tactics" to financial contributions. If enough people contribute small amounts - it will have a colossal impact.
Please help by spreading the word on this - and take a look at your own finances. Would you be able to spread 0.007 times your income to those great people that build the software we use every day? Or maybe just a bit less? Remember - free software" is not free to create. It takes time, dedication and effort, and we really need to support those liberating us from #bigtech
#zerozeroseven
Because it is true - even small contributions matter, and even though I know that Emilia cannot buy a lot of food for €5/month, it would matter as long as enough people supported her with a small amount.
To me "contribution" has always been a motivation for me. I contributed on StackOverflow (when that was a thing), I was a Microsoft MVP for a handful of years, I have contributed to various OSS projects and tried to help with translation of e.g., Friendica into Danish. But the truth is that if you want things to scale - submitting PRs, translating software or writing blog posts is not enough. We need to support people such that they can dedicate real time and effort in building great software. We need to put bread on their tables.
For the last couple of years I have started to spread a little bit of money around to various project. I support @[email protected], @[email protected], @[email protected], @[email protected] and a few others. I took a look at my annual contributions and realised that it corresponded to roughly 0.7% of my disposable income (or my income times 0.007). To me, it is below the threshold of what I would even realise that I spent. It is roughly the amount I would pay if I went out with a friend, had a burger and a couple of beers. Given the value I get from using all of the great projects in the #fediverse and other open tooling, I think it is a reasonable amount to pay back - #YMMV, ofc.
0.007 has a nice ring to it - so by this I am starting what I have decided to call "the zero-zero-seven initiative". The purpose is to create awareness about financial contribution to the projects we use every day. The goal is to have more people contribute small amounts to projects - at a level that does not ruin people's economy. It is effectively applying "the Salami slicing tactics" to financial contributions. If enough people contribute small amounts - it will have a colossal impact.
Please help by spreading the word on this - and take a look at your own finances. Would you be able to spread 0.007 times your income to those great people that build the software we use every day? Or maybe just a bit less? Remember - free software" is not free to create. It takes time, dedication and effort, and we really need to support those liberating us from #bigtech
#zerozeroseven
The goal is to have more people contribute small amounts to projects - at a level that does not ruin people's economy. It is effectively applying "the Salami slicing tactics" to financial contributions. If enough people contribute small amounts - it will have a colossal impact.
Please help by spreading the word on this - and take a look at your own finances. Would you be able to spread 0.007 times your income to those great people that build the software we use every day? Or maybe just a bit less? Remember - free software" is not free to create. It takes time, dedication and effort, and we really need to support those liberating us from #bigtech
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For the last couple of years I have started to spread a little bit of money around to various project. I support @wikipedia, @signalapp, @pixelfed, @noybeu and a few others. I took a look at my annual contributions and realised that it corresponded to roughly 0.7% of my disposable income (or my income times 0.007). To me, it is below the threshold of what I would even realise that I spent. It is roughly the amount I would pay if I went out with a friend, had a burger and a couple of beers. Given the value I get from using all of the great projects in the #fediverse and other open tooling, I think it is a reasonable amount to pay back - #YMMV, ofc.
0.007 has a nice ring to it - so by this I am starting what I have decided to call "the zero-zero-seven initiative". The purpose is to create awareness about financial contribution to the projects we use every day.
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I read the post https://mastodon.social/@dansup/114976028199958266 by @dansup encouraging people to support @thisismissem and I felt inspired. I was especially inspired by the text in the "Supporter" category saying "Every little bit counts!".
Because it is true - even small contributions matter, and even though I know that Emilia cannot buy a lot of food for €5/month, it would matter as long as enough people supported her with a small amount.
To me "contribution" has always been a motivation for me. I contributed on StackOverflow (when that was a thing), I was a Microsoft MVP for a handful of years, I have contributed to various OSS projects and tried to help with translation of e.g., Friendica into Danish. But the truth is that if you want things to scale - submitting PRs, translating software or writing blog posts is not enough. We need to support people such that they can dedicate real time and effort in building great software. We need to put bread on their tables.
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