Recurring support list, February 2021
Here are the individuals, community projects and charities I currently support on a recurring basis. I'm sharing this list in case some of my selections may inspire others to add their support, or to share their own list.
Technology
- Marijn Haverbeke at $5/month.
- What: Marijn maintains ProseMirror and CodeMirror, open source libraries for browser-based editing.
- Why: Marijn creates important building blocks for the open web. I use ProseMirror for the editor on lib.reviews.
- How: Patreon
- Lutris at $5/month.
Pixelfed at $5/month.
- What: An open source alternative to Instagram, compatible with federated social networks like Mastodon.
- Why: Let's take social photo sharing back from the surveillance capitalists.
- How: Patreon
Ren'Py at $5/month.
- What: An open source engine to build interactive visual novels.
- Why: Anyone should be able to use their computer to tell (or experience) a story.
- How: Patreon
social.coop at $6/month.
- What: An instance of the Mastodon social network that is run as a co-operative.
- Why: Governance matters for social media, and social.coop tries hard to get it right.
- How: OpenCollective (Apply for a social.coop account)
RethinkDB at $5/month.
- What: An open source database engine.
- Why: To be honest, it's a moribund project, but I still use it on lib.reviews. Until I swap it out, it feels right to support it.
- How: Linux Foundation
Knowledge
- Language Transfer at $5/month.
- What: Free language learning resources that teach rules and principles over rote memorization.
- Why: Language literacy can help us to overcome prejudice.
- How: Patreon
Art
- Chris Huelsbeck at $5/month
- Who: Composer of some of my favorite classic video gaming music.
- Why: Just listen to the Turrican II soundtrack. Also, Chris releases new music for royalty-free use.
- How: Patreon
- David Revoy at $1/webcomic.
- Who: The artist behind Pepper & Carrot and other free and open art.
- Why: David is incredibly talented, and he puts much of his work in the commons. (I interviewed David in 2015.)
- How: Patreon – Liberapay – Other options
Charity
- Sunrise Movement at $10/month.
- What: US-based organization pushing for for strong political action on climate change.
- Why: Climate change will kill and displace millions. Much stronger political action is required.
- How: Donation form
- Foundation Beyond Belief at variable levels.
- What: A humanist charity focusing on causes such as hunger and poverty relief.
- Why: Very little overhead, good choices in grantmaking, and a philosophy I agree with.
- How: Donation form
Thoughts on this list? Shoot me a note on Mastodon or an email (eloquence AT gmail DOT com
). This post is in the public domain.