What purpose do donations serve?
- They are proof that the project is valuable to our users
- They help the sustainability of the project; every dollar improves the probability that the project will still exist and be actively developed years from now.
- It helps us attract developers to the project
How will donations be spent?
- They will not pay for my time. (I'm doing fine financially)
- However, it might go towards tools used in development that I wouldn't buy otherwise.
- Server costs of the forum and other infrastructure
- Bounties on issues
- Funding other open source projects that ActivityWatch depends on
All expenses will be entirely transparent for community review. But I reserve the right to spend donations however I think is best.
Donation methods
We want to offer people their preferred donation method to make it as easy as possible for them (and make sure that people who want to can reduce the fees paid).
All donations, regardless of method, should end up in a spreadsheet so we can keep track of them.
What should the kind people who donate get in return?
- Their names on the next release (á la git-annex)
- Their name and their total donation amount on a dedicated page on the website
- People/organizations who donate large amounts could become "sponsors" and get a banner/logo in the README and on the website
Final tasks
What purpose do donations serve?
How will donations be spent?
All expenses will be entirely transparent for community review. But I reserve the right to spend donations however I think is best.
Donation methods
We want to offer people their preferred donation method to make it as easy as possible for them (and make sure that people who want to can reduce the fees paid).
All donations, regardless of method, should end up in a spreadsheet so we can keep track of them.
What should the kind people who donate get in return?
Final tasks