This is a really important time to push free and open source alternatives to #Patreon! I've considered using @Liberapay, but was afraid I had to use Patreon to get the network effect.
Please tell people about #Liberapay, post about it on Reddit (r/patreon), vote it up on Alternativeto, etc https://alternativeto.net/software/liberapay/
Please boost! This kind of opportunity to topple a near monopoly with FLOSS does not come often!
Are there other FLOSS #crowdfunding platforms?
@forteller @Liberapay One thing missing from Liberapay (if I've understood right) is the option to give perks.
For example, Finnish authorities are very clear in that accepting donations without giving anything in exchange (i.e. pay to get a perk) is forbidden without a donations collecting permit issued by the police. Thus as it is now, using Liberapay in Finland is in the grey area and not a viable solution for someone looking for *stable* income.
There may be other shitty countries, too.
@Stoori @forteller Please see https://github.com/liberapay/liberapay.org/issues/30 for details about the issue of using Liberapay as an individual in Finland.
@Liberapay @forteller Ok, VAT is another endless swamp in itself, I can feel that.
Could it be possible to get out of the VAT problem by allowing rewards only to individuals who are exempt of VAT because of small revenue (less than 10k€/year)? I mean, ticking a box like ”I confirm that I'm exempted from VAT” before allowing the use of a rewards system?
I guess that would help many minor artists and developers.
@forteller @Liberapay @Stoori
I read 'somewhere' of an #NGO that had setup in order to manage #taxes for #startups {scratches brain for link!}