[alangibson]

I see the issue as 'how do we get resources to OSS contributors'. Micropayments will never be more than a pittance as long as it has to compete with "free"

[rndhouse]

For a user of the software, free might have downsides that micropayment-funded-at-scale might not have.

If all users chip in $1/month, perhaps it adds up to something significant.

I think the challenge is to minimize the overhead costs of that process.