@shawngoldwater I like to think that most of us realize that @chad never expected to see mstdn.ca grow the way it did, especially since he funded it out of his own pocket. The best we can do is recognize that he's not a corporation with deep pockets in both time and in money and give him a little room to breathe. Also donate a little if you like what #mstdnca is doing. #CoffeeDonation

@andykm mstdn.ca is great, I'm glad I switched over to it from mastodon.online. I like being on a Canada-centric server so that I'm exposed to more Canadian-centric topics. @chad is a pretty great admin, very transparent as far as I can tell. I donate $2/month to both https://mstdn.ca/about and to https://patreon.com/mastodon to support the effort. Freedom isn't free! #CoffeeDonation

@trekkiedai @goddessvault @HippieScubaSteve

#CoffeeDonation FTW! There are two things to consider: 1) your local instance. A donation to them should go towards server costs and maintenance. 2) the developers to make Mastodon (or whatever Fediverse platform you are using). Both need your support, and it doesn't have to be a lot. I don't know about your instance, but my instance admin openly shares a breakdown of the costs, and, currently, it wouldn't take too many regular medium-coffee-level 1/

@leo I recommend a monthly #CoffeeDonation to both. We need the Mastodon devs just as much as we need local server operators.

For those who haven't noticed, I really want to get #CoffeeDonation trending, because it's important that we support (a) our local servers and (b) the devs who make this all possible. If you've ever bought a coffee for a friend, you can do this!

#SupportFOSS #Mastodon #Fediverse #ReachCriticalMass

@muskokamary
1) Support your local server. Setup a monthly #CoffeeDonation to support the costs of running your local instance. See https://mstdn.ca/about for the donation link.
2) Support the development of Mastodon itself by setting up another #CoffeeDonation. Mastodon has a Patreon account for this: https://patreon.com/mastodon

For more on getting started, check out @feditips https://fedi.tips/

In addition to supporting my #LocalServer, I've also setup a monthly #CoffeeDonation to the #Mastodon project itself. Free and open-source doesn't pay for itself, the developers need our support, and if we all just donate a medium coffee's worth a month, it would be enough to keep this project alive in perpetuity. I'd rather see my #CoffeeDonation go to #FOSS projects than a billionaire's pocket. Help us #ReachCriticalMass it only costs a #Coffee

https://www.patreon.com/mastodon