Re:NPM Bans Terminal Ads
by mLuby on Friday August 30, 2019 @11:38AM
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1. Sell
2. Gratis.
3. Gratis; donations welcome.
#3 is barely adware. Sometimes people are extra appreciative of someone's work and want to express that through action; this just tells them how.
On a personal level, I have no issue with an OSS author asking for donations. I draw the line at a company doing so. (An individual soliciting donations for something unrelated, like vim's "Help poor children in Uganda!" insert, isn't my favorite.)
2. Gratis.
3. Gratis; donations welcome.
#3 is barely adware. Sometimes people are extra appreciative of someone's work and want to express that through action; this just tells them how.
On a personal level, I have no issue with an OSS author asking for donations. I draw the line at a company doing so. (An individual soliciting donations for something unrelated, like vim's "Help poor children in Uganda!" insert, isn't my favorite.)