92 pointsby pentagrama6 hours ago6 comments
  • gtsnexp3 hours ago
    Go FSF & GNU! Superb Christmas news!
  • exceptionean hour ago
    I wonder if an anonymous Monero donation would be tax deductible. I guess it won't.
  • shevy-javaan hour ago
    Force of Good!
  • akimbostrawman38 minutes ago
    but HN said private anonymous monero is only used by criminals?
  • Animats3 hours ago
    That's pathetic. ($900K) We should be seeing large donations from companies whose products are based on free software. Like AWS.
    • shevy-javaan hour ago
      I don't evaluate it in this way.

      What I think should instead be evaluated is how effective that investment into the FSF can be.

      I think we also need to think more strategically here. For instance, LibreOffice should really receive a lot more funding and support by states all across this planet. I am tired of the US monopoly (almost a monopoly) here (Microsoft).

    • pmdran hour ago
      Those companies like free software, indeed. Freedom? Not so much or not at all. Definitely less since the "AI era."
    • globular-toast3 hours ago
      The FSF isn't here for large organisations. It's here for us, the public. You can't really expect any entity to fund something that isn't in their interest. Even if they did it would be more for a PR piece and they'd cut it as soon as they could. That's why it's important that we (the public) fund organisations that fight for us.
    • miohtama3 hours ago
      That by definition would not be free software anymore
      • RobotToaster2 hours ago
        I have bad news about the Linux foundation then.
  • herethere234 hours ago
    With all the controversy of influence pedalling around Epstein, it is refreshing to see large anonymous donations with Monero, especially to FSF.
    • mcnyan hour ago
      Sorry, I am a little off topic but the word you are looking for is "peddling" as in peddle

      Peddle (verb)

      meaning: sell (illegal drugs or illicit goods).

      "he was arrested after trying to peddle guns"

      • ashirviskas5 minutes ago
        Maybe he lives in Netherlands and saw everyone avoiding the topic on bicycles.

        Or maybe they got autocorrected.

        Or maybe you're right and someone learned something new today.

        Merry Christmas, my dude.