My value-for-value proposition

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💣 USD $10

💥 USD $5

You can also choose your own donation amount and currency at Paypal. Every once in a while I send thank-you emails to Paypal donors.

Why not simply send a postcard? I rarely receive snail-mail in this digital age, and it would make my day.

Joel Purra
Wrangelstr. 55
DE-10997 Berlin
Germany

bitcoin.org

Bitcoin (BTC) is magic internet money, and the best option for international donations.

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The currency Bitcoin is sometimes abbreviated BTC, XBT, or just ₿.

All Bitcoin donations can be seen in the public (but pseudonymous) blockchain ledger, for example via mempool.space alternatively via mempool⋯.onion.

Direct transfers to my bank account are possible internationally. This is particularly suitable for donations in Swedish Kronor (SEK) or Euro (EUR), since transactions within the European Union (EU) are fast and without fees.

Each and every one can help out in free/libre open source software and digital rights organizations. It doesn't have to take much effort — start your journey based on your own abilities, wants, and needs.

• Help someone install and use open source software.
• Tell a few friends about open source code.
• Share a few links to open source projects and websites.
• Improve project translations in your native tongue.
• Write a bug report.
• Patch a bug and send a pull request.
• Join an open source software workshop or meetup.
• Attend a digital rights workshop or meetup.
• Become a member of a digital rights organization.
• Mention to your boss that many open source developers are happy to write code as contractors.

My own open source software is built with the help of many, many other open source projects — thousands when including subdependencies. Akin to standing on the shoulders of giants, I owe my career to the open source and digital rights communities.

Below are some projects, organizations, and individuals, which I consider worthy of promoting. If you would like to explore something interesting, and perhaps extend your support, these would be some of my recommendations.

ESLint

Static code analysis tool for Javascript, as well as Typescript and JSX/React. Can identify, and in many cases fix, common issues in modern javascript code written to the latest standards. Highly extensible with plugins, and configurable to fit personal and project preferences.

Source code, Website, Wikipedia

The GNU Project

GNU aims to give computer users freedom and control in their use of their computers. The origin of the GNU General Public License (GPL) and many free/libre open source projects.

Website, Wikipedia

ZeroMQ.js

Javascript bindings for ZeroMQ, a flexible message queue library/protocol. Enables implementing asynchronous communication both internally on the same machine, and externally between multiple machines. Allows several patterns, but does not require a dedicated/central message broker.

Source code, Website, Wikipedia

Perfect Tower 2 AI Scripts

Scripts and utilities for the (closed-source) game Perfect Tower 2, where the in-game "AI" can be scripted to perform routine/repetitive tasks. This set of scripts is a clear time-saver, and are highly optimized to run quickly and efficiently. The player's tower defends against waves of enemies in the testing area, but requires (both idle and incremental) researching and constructing upgrades to not get overrun as difficulty increases.

Source code

Lutris

Game manager for Linux, helping with game installation and game-specific tools such as Wine and various emulators.

Source code, Website, Wikipedia

These entries are a randomized subset, refreshed periodically. You may recognize some popular projects already; I have tried to also include lesser-known projects and individual efforts, where some extra exposure and support may make a bigger difference.

See also my list of starred repositories on Github for a much broader, mixed list of both useful and interesting projects.