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Re:Vouch by weli on Monday February 09, 2026 @05:14AM (#46943612)
$1 might not be a lot to you, but in some countries that's the daily wage. Even in rich countries one dollar for some might be the difference between eating or not eating that day.

Paywalling without any regional pricing consideration it's just going to incentivize people from poor countries to not participate in your project. Maybe that's okay for you but it's something to consider.

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Re:Vouch by poulpy123 on Monday February 09, 2026 @07:22AM (#46944471)
I don't like this idea but the people unable to afford $1 don't have time to propose PR
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Re:Vouch by lobsterthief on Monday February 09, 2026 @07:51AM (#46944698)
That’s not true—it depends entirely on the country..
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Re:Vouch by weli on Monday February 09, 2026 @08:24AM (#46944945)
I'm glad that you are lucky enough to never have had to choose between filling your gas tank or eating. It's sadly the state many people live in.
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Re:Vouch by poulpy123 on Monday February 09, 2026 @11:28AM (#46947138)
You're right, I'm fortunate enough to not have this experience. But not only both food and gas are much more than 1€, but also people in this situation are too focused on finding a way to make money to care about submitting merge requests
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Re:Vouch by elxr on Monday February 09, 2026 @04:57PM (#46952077)
Plenty of teens in poorer countries actively devoting a lot of time to practicing programming. $1 is a lot for a PR.
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