The aftermath of “No, ‘Open Source’ does not mean ‘Includes Free Support'”

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You should have a donation button instead!

Great idea! How often do you click those?

Seriously, I’m not a registered charity and only those may accept donations. For everyone else it’s just mislabelled, but still taxable income. The moment you put up a “donation” button, you are running a business, which automatically generates overhead costs. Getting five bucks once every blue moon with the implication of having to kiss the generous donor’s feet is simply not sustainab…