If you had $5,000 to donate to your favourite open-source projects, which one would they be?

answersplease77, 10 months ago

No one mentioned LibreOffice and LibreWolf . They deserve all support

worsedoughnut, 10 months ago

Easily the surface-linux kernel project, that level of dedication is incredible and without I wouldn’t have my favorite laptop running linux right now.

And probably all of KDE’s various developers if possible, since I both love the actual desktop environment and all the various tools they provide (like Elisa, Kdenlive, and KDE Connect).

AdmiralShat, 10 months ago

Godot Barotruma Blender

SuperSpruce, 10 months ago

Kdenlive (my video editor, already donate them $40/yr)

Krita (image editing program I occasionally use)

Linux Lite (my first distro)

Lemmy (obvious)

uBlock origin (obvious)

Internet archive (to preserve what we had)

EFF (to fight against corporations trying to bend the laws in their favor)

Some Apps I’ve used from F-droid

neme, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago)

Kdenlive

FlorisBoard

z3rOR0ne, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago)

Artix Linux (my personal distro)

Graphene OS (my phone)

NeoVim (my text editor)

LibreWolf (my browser)

ublockOrigin (my God)

Honorable mention: OpenStreetMaps

x4740N, 10 months ago

I’d donate it to one or more open source projects that make the most positive impact in society

CalcProgrammer1, 10 months ago

• postmarketOS and the people porting Linux to phones
• Panfrost devs
• Nouveau/NVK
• Yuzu (to get better Intel Arc support on Linux)
• Libraries I use in OpenRGB

I already donate to one of the libraries I use on GitHub sponsors, also the box86 developer and a few others. I am donating to the UVTools developer as it was cheaper than paying for the shitty proprietary software subscription for my resin printer. I’ve donated to pmOS in the past as well as Debian and Arch.

PropaGandalf, 10 months ago

Agreed on the first one: We need more Linux phones!

MazonnaCara89, 10 months ago

The problem is that we don’t have much native apps like android and ios.

PropaGandalf, 10 months ago

waydroid is a good solution

MazonnaCara89, 10 months ago

Yes but it does have it’s downsides, for example it can consume more battery and more computational power to do the same tasks of a native app or it’s not compatible with every Android app out there.

PropaGandalf, 10 months ago

Sure but It works for the few apps I need (Banking, Public Transport). Also waydroid is not a vm but rather a container which reduces overhead.

tired_n_bored, 10 months ago

I’d also donate to ReactOS. Nobody uses that (me included) but I see a lot of effort, I’d donate to them

DoWotJohn, 10 months ago

SyncThing, Pi-Hole, LibreOffice, cherrytree, and Debian.

JustEnoughDucks, 10 months ago

Definitely this order:

• FreeCAD
• KiCAD
• Jellyfin
• Bazarr
• Immich
• Prusaslicer
• Homeassistant

AdrianTheFrog, 10 months ago

Freecad definitely needs the money.

philpo, 10 months ago

Not my favourite but the most important: A proper fully integrated clinical information system. Currently all OSS are lacking behind seriously and especially the developing world but also rich countries would benefit so much from a proper system. But sadly even that amount wouldn’t cut it.

This is a topic that really needs money to safe lifes and safe money for everyone.

Troll, 10 months ago

For example:

Ublock Origin

SponsorBlock

Fdoid

OpenStreetMap

Blender

Wikipedia

Matrix

Newpipe

Pihole

Mastodon

Darktable

Krita

Gimp

citizensv, 10 months ago

They would be the ones I’ve been using for long: Inkscape GIMP xcfe gnome Mx linux Libreoffice Handbrake Rawtherapee Krita Easytag VLC Rhythmbox

There are more. I just donate some bucks now and then but I would like to help them all with more.

VinS, 10 months ago

• SuperSlicer
• klipper