Comment on Lemmy needs more donations
mrodri89@lemmy.zip 11 months ago
Just donated. Quick question, what does donating lemmy.org do different than donating directly to your instance?
just to be clear, lemmy.org has nothing to do with this post. This post is about support the developer of lemmy, so the lemmy software. The instance the developer are running is lemmy.ml.
Lemmy.org is just another instance that has nothing to do with the developement. If you donate to lemmy.zip is just for maintaining this instance.
Oh so I donated to the page linked here so I donated to a developer that runs the software or lemmy.ml?
I feel so slow right now. I apologize in advance. Lol
You donated to the devs working full time with no pay developing the lemmy software that all instances run.
lemmy.ml is the instance used by the devs to test changes under real world conditions, so running that instance is funded by the same donations.
For comparison:
The devs need $5000/month total, to keep developing lemmy full time.
Running lemmy.ml costs $30/month.
You donated to the devs working full time with no pay developing the lemmy software
They receive grants from foundations like NLnet occasionally, so it isn’t as if they’re completely unpaid aside from individual donations.
Okay great, thank you!
You donation goes mainly in the developement of lemmy.
MajesticElevator@lemmy.zip 11 months ago
lemmy.org ≠ join-lemmy.org