Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: "Carlos E.R." Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: What Thinks Thou Of LO Donate Banner? Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2025 13:38:47 +0200 Lines: 95 Message-ID: <73miplxami.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> References: <1864d8e7ae136b94$115$2498948$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net w6B9hldNHl748HgFXbQEiQY0xjDkTNm1IHw3y67r//7u280mZn X-Orig-Path: Telcontar.valinor!not-for-mail Cancel-Lock: sha1:XjB2mb9Th3ZBC3xe8s+dcn7CJqA= sha256:peoPbtiaku2CNEf7twGLUn2b1kneDcLJD4BqY06TSLM= User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: es-ES, en-CA In-Reply-To: Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.advocacy:697160 comp.os.linux.misc:74114 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: πŸ’‘ 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. πŸ‘‰ You can also donate individually here: πŸ”— https://www.linuxfoundation.org/about/donate πŸ’‘ 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) β€” formerly with SUSE, now at the Linux Foundation * Linus Torvalds β€” directly employed by the Linux Foundation So in a sense, the Linux kernel project is "donated to" by companies paying these developers' salaries. πŸ’‘ 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. ESπŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ, EUπŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί;