Please, tell me how “paying for hardware costs is enough”…

  • Zaktor@sopuli.xyz
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    14 days ago

    I assume he’s applying donations to the server costs first, then considers extra as profit/salary. We should be considering developer time as a core part of server costs, but I think people would react poorly if server donations went to personal expenses before server expenses.

    I think one of the best thing hosts could do is be transparent about costs and how much time maintenance takes and what sort of effective wage they are getting.

    • shnizmuffin@lemmy.inbutts.lol
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      14 days ago

      I think people would react poorly if server donations went to personal expenses before server expenses.

      The distinction is an illusion. If a person can’t afford to live, and a part of their life is running a server, who gives a fuck which dollar goes where?

      (Other than all the dipshits who offer 0 and demand anything more than nothing.)