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minus-squareⓂ3️⃣3️⃣ 🌌@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up29·edit-224 天前Being in both sides of the coin, like every volunteer I can tell often that is really tough. Sometimes a nice email or a post boost will heal moral for a while. Sometimes a 1€ donation will help a bit for this month hosting fees. At least that’s what I am trying to do, probably not regularly enough.
minus-squarepmk@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·24 天前I respect how OpenBSD seems to work. Like “we do this for ourselves, but if you want to use our software, go ahead, we don’t mind (or care)”.
minus-squareAndrewZabar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-223 天前Morale. Just fyi sincerely not being snooty :-)
Being in both sides of the coin, like every volunteer I can tell often that is really tough.
Sometimes a nice email or a post boost will heal moral for a while.
Sometimes a 1€ donation will help a bit for this month hosting fees.
At least that’s what I am trying to do, probably not regularly enough.
I respect how OpenBSD seems to work. Like “we do this for ourselves, but if you want to use our software, go ahead, we don’t mind (or care)”.
Morale. Just fyi sincerely not being snooty :-)