I wish there was a middle path between the two models, wherein passion and money was equally abundant in OSS development.
thanks
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I think this is very important. My take is that all users of Krita should be made aware that it is built by volunteers and a non profit. Kirta can also start a one time payment of say $10 to the foundation that can be activated in-app via a popup (say after 2 months of usage). Those who use actively should be able to pay a small amount to ensure development continues. I am not saying that it should be mandatory, but it could be displayed more prominently. Not many open source projects actually do this. We don't do it either, but we are definitely going to move in that direction. Ultimately a non-profit can (should) also think like a business and able to sustain itself without compromising on any of the core values.