Wikis World 
An update on our fiscal host situation: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikis_World/2024-09
tl;dr: you'll see our Open Collective account being temporarily emptied while we transition to Open Collective Europe
Update part #2: we've officially joined Open Collective Europe and can accept donations again!
https://opencollective.com/wikis-world
(Note: our balance is not $0, it's ~$490, we're just waiting on funds to be transferred back.)
Recurring donations that were paused will receive a message asking to resume it. If you're able to donate, we appreciate it, but you're under no obligation to do so.
For context, we're currently paying $70/mo for hosting, or about $850/yr.
BoudOpencollective relies on #NonFree software: Discord [1] != Discourse [2], so @opencollective 's claim "We are open in every way" is false.
Are there any plans to migrate to Discourse [2]?
Nemo_bis 🌈@boud Good point! Discord is obviously unnecessary.
On the general point I think it's reasonable for OpenCollective to "rely" on some proprietary software, at least for the payments side. Even the FSF links PayPal. (Though they try never to execute PayPal code on their own machines.) So I've never expected that sentence to mean #OpenCollective *only* uses #FreeSoftware.
I agree on the point that proprietary software in the sense of the conventional banking system and APIs to it are likely to be unavoidable in at least the short term. Cryptocurrencies are helping to hurtle us towards the climate emergency cliff(s) (tipping points).
I edited out one tag from my toot.
It would be interesting to see an analysis of how the arguments against security-by-obscurity apply in the case of software used by banks (COBOL ...): is it an exception to the rule?
@boud The #ECB is supposed to be looking at that, in the context of the digital euro and broader digitalisation programs. I argued for free software, but the report mentions "duly licensed software".
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2021/html/ecb.pr210414~ca3013c852.en.html
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/pdf/other/Eurosystem_report_on_the_public_consultation_on_a_digital_euro~539fa8cd8d.en.pdf
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/key/date/2021/html/ecb.sp210930~e58b5eed9b.en.html
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2021/html/ecb.pr210414~ca3013c852.en.html
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/pdf/other/Eurosystem_report_on_the_public_consultation_on_a_digital_euro~539fa8cd8d.en.pdf
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/key/date/2021/html/ecb.sp210930~e58b5eed9b.en.html
ECB publishes the results of the public consultation on a digital euro
The European Central Bank (ECB) is the central bank of the European Union countries which have adopted the euro. Our main task is to maintain price stability in the euro area and so preserve the purchasing power of the single currency.
Open Collective@boud @announcements The way we see the world, we don't think we should restrict ourselves to Open Source software for tools and services we rely on.
Our own codebase is 100% Open Source and we think it's already a great commitment.
@opencollective @announcements
It's a bit odd that you describe the aim of supporting an ecosystem of sustainable grassroots communities as being "restrict[ive]". While it's literally correct that avoiding the risks of #EEE [3] and #enshittification [4] is a "restriction", this is similar in sense to the UN Convention Against Torture [5] being a "restriction" on police forces.
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace%2c_extend%2c_and_extinguish
[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/enshittification
[5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Convention_Against_Torture