{"title": "We have to solve the money problem!", "timestamp": 1749693630.6880937, "description": "On the [Fireside Fedi interview with Jerry](https://video.firesidefedi.live/w/1yNa4rLzzLXnuRoX7Rny3y) ( the admin of [Infosec.Exchange](https://infosec.exchange/explore) Mastodon instance ) a scary truth was suddenly revealed ( on 34:11 ): Just to keep the instance up and running he needs to spend up to $5000 a month, pretty much out of his pocket. Donations to the instance barely cover any of that. And if he will ask people to pay to use it, they will, rightfully so, switch to a different instance.", "author": {"avatar": "https://blenderdumbass.org/pictures/favicon.png", "bio": "Aka: J.Y. Amihud. A Jewish by blood, multifaceted artist with experience in film-making, visual effects, programming, game development, music and more. A philosopher at heart. An activist for freedom and privacy. Anti-Paternalist. A user of Libre Software. Speaking at least 3 human languages. 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There is nothing I can see that isn't ethical. But what kind of transactions are we talking about here?", "username": "blenderdumbass", "id": 1}, {"text": "While i dont have any answer to this problem beside finding out a new base model that doesn't involve money in first place (which isnt compatible yet with most of today societies). If the first spending value is money it has to return to money at some point.\r\n\r\nAnyway I always go back to this post. \r\n\r\n[Contrapunctus's article called a different way to fund freedom respecting software](https://contrapunctus.codeberg.page/blog/a-different-way-to-fund-freedom-respecting-software.html#the-fund-to-release-model)\r\n\r\n\r\n", "username": "cptbichez", "id": 2}, {"text": "c:2\r\n\r\n@cptbichez The link you gave which says:\r\n\r\n> You implement an application, bugfix, or a feature (while keeping track of the time it took), without publishing the source code. Announce when you are done, and set a crowdfunding goal based on the time it took. When the goal is met, release the code and make the PR.\r\n\r\nIs pretty much the petitions that I do for Dani's Race. \r\n\r\nBut I don't think it has any way of solving the issue the Jerry has on Infosec.Exchange, or @Ozoned had on TubeFree.org\r\n\r\nBut it's a good start.", "username": "blenderdumbass", "id": 3}, {"id": 4, "activitypub": "https://troet.cafe/users/dropout_artist/statuses/114670391143644153", "username": "@dropout_artist@troet.cafe", "text": "[@blenderdumbass](https://blenderdumbass.org/account/blenderdumbass) My guess is that there are 2 things needed here:* A regular information about the money needed (I don't know if [@jerry](https://infosec.exchange/@jerry) does that b/c I don't follow him)*** The understanding that people who can need to pay 10 $ every month to the various Internet services they use (divided into email, microblogging, messenger, peertube, flohmarkt, ...)People will understand that and chip in."}, {"id": 5, "activitypub": "https://infosec.exchange/users/jerry/statuses/114670976780944992", "username": "@jerry@infosec.exchange", "text": "[@blenderdumbass](https://blenderdumbass.org/account/blenderdumbass) just to be clear, it was out of my pocket at one point, but the costs have been covered by donations for a long time now. Sorry if I didn\u2019t make that clear on the show."}, {"text": "c:5\r\n\r\n@jerry@infosec.exchange Watching the thing live I was under the impression that you don't have enough money in donations to cover the costs. And so you need to use money out of your pocket. I guess I was a bit too pessimistic. Sorry about misunderstanding you. ", "username": "blenderdumbass", "id": 6}]}, "hashtags": ["freedom", "fediverse", "freesoftware", "finance", "money", "mastodon", "webdev", "programming", "libreculture", "libresoftware", "opensource"], "not_ai_proof": "https://peer.madiator.cloud/w/qjEcFdWy4don2nfcnneQPL", "tab": "articles", "url": "https://blenderdumbass.org/articles/we_have_to_solve_the_money_problem_"}