GravitySpoiled@lemmy.ml to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agopaying for free softwarelemmy.mlimagemessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1803arrow-down113
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minus-squarelowleveldata@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up38arrow-down1·9 months ago Unless choosing to send a voluntary contribution to a project, which is not the same as paying in my eyes Why is voluntary contribution not paying?
minus-squaretonyn@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down10·9 months agoA payment is compensation for a debt, and a donation is a gift. The word pay is often used when the compensation is compulsory.
minus-squareAnti_Iridium@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·9 months agoA payment is the tender of something of value, such as money or its equivalent, by one party to another in exchange for goods or services provided by them, or to fulfill a legal obligation or philanthropy desire.
Why is voluntary contribution not paying?
A payment is compensation for a debt, and a donation is a gift. The word pay is often used when the compensation is compulsory.
A payment is the tender of something of value, such as money or its equivalent, by one party to another in exchange for goods or services provided by them, or to fulfill a legal obligation or philanthropy desire.