GitHub announced a test version of the Sponsors tool. It will allow financial support for developers, according to the project website.
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Any idea how it will work for Indian developers? The reason being donations are not allowed through international sources in India. That's one reason why indian developers have no donation buttons in paypal.
"Donation" in this case is not a tax deductible donation and is, in fact, income.
Only government approved NGOs are allowed legit donations in India, but a "sponsorship" in this case (or Patreon/GoFundMe/Kickstarter) is NOT a tax deductible donation as international governments define it.
I believe the process for getting the money in your bank would be the same as it is for freelancers earning foreign income..
Great post!
I published a package to add the sponsor button to your repo.
npmjs.com/package/sponsors
Thanks
That is pretty wild that they won't be charging any sort of payment fees. I don't think that can last forever.
That is amazing!