I decided since I don't understand how all of this works, I will just simply ask Jerry personally about all of this data and technical details, so that people will no longer be confused about all of this.
Includes an exclusive interview with Jerry.
There is a lack of payment options. A lot of people that use the Fediverse use it because it is the only Free Software platform that there is. And those people would be the most reliant of it to keep existing. Because for them to go back to Facebook or Twitter is not even an option. Yet those same people cannot donate because donations require things that are not libre. I really hope that more options will appear to support as many donation channels as possible in as many libre projects as possible. So those people that are the most passionate about the whole thing will be able to support it too.
Realistically, how many people object to using a payment processor online on the grounds of “it’s not FOSS”?
I know a pretty substantial amount of those people. But most likely they will not object to it. They will just see that the option is not there and move on. They are kind of already used to not seeing an option. Many of them don’t even look for it, or even think there could be one. Only maybe FSF has donation options for those people.
What is a “substantial amount of people”, relatively to the total amount of people in the Fediverse that a) are already here, b) do not object to using stripe and c) still don’t donate anyway?
Anybody who is on something like #fsf on IRC, or who helps to organize the Libre Planet. Or people who buy computers from the Ministry of Truth. Aka people that are as serious about this ( if not more serious ) than Richard Stallman.
Realistically, how many people object to using a payment processor online on the grounds of “it’s not FOSS”?
I know a pretty substantial amount of those people. But most likely they will not object to it. They will just see that the option is not there and move on. They are kind of already used to not seeing an option. Many of them don’t even look for it, or even think there could be one. Only maybe FSF has donation options for those people.
What is a “substantial amount of people”, relatively to the total amount of people in the Fediverse that a) are already here, b) do not object to using stripe and c) still don’t donate anyway?
Anybody who is on something like
#fsfon IRC, or who helps to organize the Libre Planet. Or people who buy computers from the Ministry of Truth. Aka people that are as serious about this ( if not more serious ) than Richard Stallman.This is not the flex you think it is…