allow donations so the game can eventually get a full-time programmer

[Nate700]

Hi i noticed that the game haves a lot of work needed done so how about opening the game to monthly or one off type donations with a goal of hiring a full time programmer?

[AzmodiusX]

This adds substantially more headache than you'd imagine, I doubt this is a good idea. This would also feel bad to people who work a lot on the project who don't receive payment. We'd need a guarantee that the money would help more than hinder. Money makes things messy.

[Nate700]

You're right however can you at least start a discussion about it to see if people working on this would be okay with it or to see their thoughts on it?

[AzmodiusX]

I mean, my word isn't law. I'm not closing this, this is the discussion.
I suppose I could bring it up, but I won't be the best messenger. Still, I'll try.

[AzmodiusX]

The discussion has been had.
The organization of Bright Nights is very unlikely to accept donations and hire / pay people.
But you (or anyone else) is free to donate to individuals.
This means you could donate to a current dev or you could hire someone to work on BN for you.
That'd likely give donators more power over the result too, assuming you go the hiring route.
We might put a list up of current devs that accept donations, we'll have to see.
But we don't block PRs from someone who's been paid to make them on that basis alone, as far as I can tell.
Take all of this with a grain of salt though. I am not an authoritative figure, I just work here lol. I'm also not a lawyer, so nothing I've said is legal advice.

[RobbieNeko]

The most that the BN Org is likely to do is just compile a list of the people we consider devs (i.e. people with merge permissions) and document if they take donations or not (and if so where)

That way it's your choice who to donate to, if anyone (so we avoid any issues surrounding "who gets paid when donations are made to the org"). They set their own terms around donations / payment (if they want to offer "commission a PR", they're allowed to do so, and it'll get reviewed the same as any other PR)

[Nate700]

that sounds fair.