You donation goes mainly in the developement of lemmy.
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mrodri89@lemmy.zip 1 month agoOh 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
tamlyn@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
superkret@feddit.org 1 month 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.
mrodri89@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
Okay great, thank you!
grue@lemmy.world 1 month ago
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…
Demigodrick@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
Except that’s only for features and not for maintenance, security, or development work that doesn’t receive grants.