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Re:Bcachefs Merged into the Linux 6.7 Kernel by KMag on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @11:12AM (#38086057)
When I became a supporter yesterday, the average was under $10 per supporter per month. There's no shame in being a small supporter.

Edit: I currently see 279 supporters for a total of $2,328 per month, so $8.34 average per month per supporter.

Re:Bcachefs Merged into the Linux 6.7 Kernel by KennyBlanken on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @01:23PM (#38088279)
It's currently 428 @ $2382, $5.5/per.

The pre-populated options are $20 and $100 a month, which is a lot. I think he'd get a lot more supporters if he dropped those asks to more like $1 and $5.

Re:Bcachefs Merged into the Linux 6.7 Kernel by KMag on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @02:07PM (#38088946)
I should have said "paid members" instead of "supporters" to be more precise. He's currently at 432 members, but of those only 283 are paid members.

Either way, $5 is probably both the median and the mode for the payment distribution, whether you include non-paying members or not.

Re:Bcachefs Merged into the Linux 6.7 Kernel by tpetry on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @04:12PM (#38090685)
Its not like that more people will pay with $1. most probably the same amount will pay but he‘ll just get only 10% of the funding.
Re:Bcachefs Merged into the Linux 6.7 Kernel by unixhero on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @02:23PM (#38102623)
Huh 10%???
Re:Bcachefs Merged into the Linux 6.7 Kernel by slyall on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @12:50AM (#38094692)
I used to support him for $1/month previously, I think it was a specific tier.

From memory I stopped because I was adding other creators and I got the impression he was doing okay.

Re:Bcachefs Merged into the Linux 6.7 Kernel by sroecker on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @04:00AM (#38095655)
I can't even see the pay what you like feature on the app.
Re:Bcachefs Merged into the Linux 6.7 Kernel by KMag on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @11:31AM (#38099620)
Not sure about the app, but on the website, it was below the tiers. On my laptop screen, the pay-what-you-like option was below the fold.