I have been considering making a donation since i've been using Pd
extensively for a few years now. But could someone tell me exactly how it
works? Who gets the money? How is it split between the different
developpers? For instance, i'm assuming that Miller Puckette should get a
fair share of the donations since we're all using Pd vanilla at least, but i
use HID a lot in my patches, so Hans should get his share too. And i never
use GEM or Gridflow (cause i have no need for it at the moment), so i don't
see why part of my donation should go to Mathieu or GEM's author(s). Yet i m
sure that thousands of people use GEM, and these developpers should be
supported as well. In short, how does it work, and how do we make this
sustainable?

As said by someone else, whoever you send money to, gets it. There's no bank account, or anyone controlling who is getting what. Since Mr. Puckette has (what seems to be) a nice job, I wouldn't worry much with him, but more with other younger developpers who are much busier working in Pd nowadays. If you want to share your wealth, these people should be more in need.

João Pais

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