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Should we have a day where we, as a community, go out of our way and thank our maintainers? (reddthat.com)

submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Was reading this article, and it got me thinking. There's lots of people who are happy to complain at length, but what if we made it a point to pick a particular day each year to express our collective gratitude for the work people do for FOSS?

Whether in the form of donations or kind words (maybe even joining a project), it might be something that helps keep people going on the things they love but for which they don't get a lot of appreciation.

Curious to hear y'all's thoughts.

Edit: Someone mentioned I Love Free Software Day, which is cool that it exists. I like the idea behind it, but I'm hesitant to piggyback upon a well-known holiday, for fear of being wholly overshadowed (Valentine's Day is already stressful enough for some people).

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Well spoken. Free is more of a freedom to read, write, and use. Not free of cost. It's amazing that a lot is free of cost but I highly recommend donating to those services you use regularly. Only if you can of course. I know money is tight for many people including myself.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Same here, I have a hard time budgeting most months but I do go out of my way to donate $20-$30-$40 a year to major projects or to sign on to $1-$2 a month contributions.

I think of it from the point of view that I won't buy that hamburger this week and instead give the money to a developer instead.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

That's exactly how I do it too. Life is expensive so it's hard to give to FOSS. But if the software you use is worth skipping a coffee run, or whatever it is just to give 1 or 2 bucks (yes I know coffee isn't that cheap lol) then that's just as good as giving more. Every little bit helps.