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Re:GitHub Sponsors by dual_basis on Thursday May 23, 2019 @09:56AM (#19991814)
Funny, I act completely opposite to this with respect to Patreon. If I see content that I enjoy is only getting minor donations I'm very likely to donate, even if Patreon sponsorship doesn't get me anything more. On the other hand, if a project has high donations I am unlikely to donate unless sponsorship gets me access to something additional, and even then I am more critical with the decision.

I think GitHub is more like the first scenario. You're already getting the content (code) regardless if you pay for support or not.

I'm curious if, in the long term, GitHub will extend this functionality to integrate benefits: faster support, pay for features, even access to repos for various tiers.

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Re:GitHub Sponsors by pdimitar on Thursday May 23, 2019 @10:30AM (#19992115)
I'm exactly like you but my anecdotal evidence shows that we are the minority.

And yep, I'd like to see those same additional features. One-off small payments instead of a recurring donation is a must as well; many can't afford to donate on a regular basis.

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