Donationware: you must donate to use it. Not like regular optional donates.
this post was submitted on 27 Feb 2024
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Just about every instance of this, you can donate $0...
That's the true definition of donationware.
If you're being forced to "donate" any amount of money upfront to use the software, it's no longer
donationware, it's literally just paidware. Even if the source code is available elsewhere under a FOSS license, that specific copy is by definition paidware.Annoying that I have to do that
Sure. But the default is very powerful. They've proven they can literally get kids to eat healthier by where they place the vegetables in a school lunch queue.
In this case, if people who can afford it choose to pay for software, and the developers are supported... what's the harm (besides the annoyance)?
It's the same reasoning that is used for having there being a set tip amount. And I hate that too. I guess no harm other than annoyance though.