LaserWeb Patreon
I know Bonne Wilce brought this up in passing but as the software improves and more people are using it, I am sure the users would be willing to donate a monthly amount for the use of the software. A single dollar/euro/(more than a few) rands/pounds a month would be a great start for most. A lot of the sites I frequent put it this way, "...a few dollars/euros/(more than a few) rands/pounds a month is the same as a single beer, so why not buy your coder a cold beer once a month!" Most people would be happy to have an automated payment taken out monthly or even yearly.
Peter van der Walt One idea is that the most needed item is hardware. New, updated ect that the software is being written for. The contributors can request monies for a project and the "group" can vote if this is a judicial use of the resources. Everyone going in will know that the monies are and should be the sole property of the originator of the software and will be divided as he deems fit. Also there can be a time that the monies can be divided as deemed fit by the amount of work that is done. As of now it is a labor of love so any monies is a bonus. Just my 2 cents.
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