Comment on Lemmy needs more donations

mrodri89@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

• tamlyn@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  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.

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  • mrodri89@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    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

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    • superkret@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      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.

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      • mrodri89@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        Okay great, thank you!

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      • grue@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        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.

        join-lemmy.org/…/2024-09-11_-_New_NLnet_funding_f…

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    • tamlyn@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      You donation goes mainly in the developement of lemmy.

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• MajesticElevator@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  lemmy.org ≠ join-lemmy.org

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