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

    • Zaktor@sopuli.xyz
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      4 months 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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        4 months 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.)