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Re: What Thinks Thou Of LO Donate Banner?

From "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.os.linux.misc
Subject Re: What Thinks Thou Of LO Donate Banner?
Date 2025-09-14 13:38 +0200
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On 2025-09-14 00:24, Farley Flud wrote:
> On Sat, 13 Sep 2025 15:28:40 +0200, Jacek Marcin Jaworski wrote:
> 
>>
>> You are saying like somebody watching World from the sky! Look at the
>> statistics Linux Kernel v6.1:
>>
> 
> The kernel does not print a banner message at every boot asking for
> donations.

They do not need to, they get ample donations and funding.


Information courtesy of chatgpt:


đź’ˇ 1. Donations via the Linux Foundation

The Linux Foundation is the primary steward of the Linux kernel and 
related open source infrastructure. It is a nonprofit organization that:

   * Hosts the Linux Kernel Project
   * Employs some kernel maintainers and developers
   * Manages financial and organizational support

The Linux Foundation accepts corporate and individual donations, but 
most of its funding comes from corporate memberships, not small-scale 
donations.

Examples of corporate members:

   * Google
   * Intel
   * IBM (via Red Hat)
   * Microsoft
   * Meta
   * AMD
   * Oracle

These companies donate millions of dollars annually through membership 
fees because they depend heavily on Linux.

👉 You can also donate individually here:
đź”— https://www.linuxfoundation.org/about/donate


đź’ˇ 2. Direct Sponsorship of Kernel Developers

Many top Linux kernel developers are employed full-time by major tech 
companies to work on the kernel. For example:

   * Greg Kroah-Hartman (stable kernel maintainer) — formerly with SUSE, 
now at the Linux Foundation

   * Linus Torvalds — directly employed by the Linux Foundation

So in a sense, the Linux kernel project is "donated to" by companies 
paying these developers' salaries.


đź’ˇ 3. Other Funding Models

There are also:

   * Bug bounty programs (like from Google or others offering rewards 
for kernel vulnerabilities)

   * Grants or academic support for kernel-related research

   * Some developers also use GitHub Sponsors, Patreon, or similar 
platforms to receive direct financial support



> LibreOffice is, by default, placing such a message, in the manner
> of Micro$hit Winblows, into the face of every user at startup.
> 
> Users already know that they can contribute to the projects of their
> choice.  There is no need to panhandle or beg.  If FOSS software intends
> to rely only on user donations then they should get out.
> 
> Fortunately, as I have shown, this outrageous behavior can be disabled.
> 
> At my own expense, I contribute to FOSS and I NEVER expect any compensation
> of any kind.

I do not see any banner. If I open lowrite or localc I see nothing but 
the program. If I open the launcher then I see a button at the bottom 
left that says "donate". Small and polite. I am tempted to donate, as a 
matter of fact.

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.
ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;

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What Thinks Thou Of LO Donate Banner? Farley Flud <fflud@gnu.rocks> - 2025-09-13 12:57 +0000
  Re: What Thinks Thou Of LO Donate Banner? Farley Flud <fflud@gnu.rocks> - 2025-09-13 13:23 +0000
  Re: What Thinks Thou Of LO Donate Banner? Jacek Marcin Jaworski <jaworski1978@adres.pl> - 2025-09-13 15:28 +0200
    Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-09-13 22:00 +0000
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        Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-09-13 23:04 +0000
        Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-14 09:01 +0100
          Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-09-14 21:17 +0000
          Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-15 02:13 +0200
            Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? Tyrone <none@none.none> - 2025-09-15 00:50 +0000
              Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-15 12:38 +0200
            Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-09-15 09:52 +0200
              Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-09-15 08:19 +0000
                Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-09-15 10:49 +0200
                Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-09-15 09:03 +0000
                Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-09-15 12:04 +0200
                Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-09-15 22:29 +0000
                Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-09-16 08:23 +0200
                Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-16 08:53 +0100
                Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-16 12:54 +0200
                Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-16 20:07 +0100
                Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-16 21:42 +0200
                Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-16 22:12 +0100
                Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-09-17 06:52 +0200
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              Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-15 12:44 +0200
                Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-09-15 22:35 +0000
                Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-16 02:09 +0200
                Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-09-16 01:12 +0000
                Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? 🇵🇱Jacek Marcin Jaworski🇵🇱 <jaworski1978@adres.pl> - 2025-09-16 05:47 +0200
                Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-09-16 05:48 +0000
                Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-16 12:57 +0200
                Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-09-17 05:56 +0000
                Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-17 11:15 +0200
                Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-09-17 09:31 +0000
            Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-15 10:01 +0100
              Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-09-15 12:06 +0200
                Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-15 13:13 +0200
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      Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? 🇵🇱Jacek Marcin Jaworski🇵🇱 <jaworski1978@adres.pl> - 2025-09-14 06:34 +0200
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    Re: What Thinks Thou Of LO Donate Banner? Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> - 2025-09-13 22:24 +0000
      Re: What Thinks Thou Of LO Donate Banner? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-14 13:38 +0200
    Re: What Thinks Thou Of LO Donate Banner? Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2025-09-14 12:53 +0000
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  Re: What Thinks Thou Of LO Donate Banner? Tyrone <none@none.none> - 2025-09-14 00:12 +0000
    Re: What Thinks Thou Of LO Donate Banner? Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> - 2025-09-14 08:45 +0000
      Re: What Thinks Thou Of LO Donate Banner? "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-09-14 05:01 -0400
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