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This seems obvious, but OpenCollective projects have zero accountability to spend their money wisely. If you're going to donate, please investigate and see if it's something you actually want to support.
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This is an interesting topic, because who decides if it's "wise" or not? Deciding to support an OSS project doesn't mean you should get a say in how the funds are spent, does it? I don't think so.
I would consider funds to be spent wisely if there are concrete guidelines for calculating payouts, rather than guestimating hours and rates. Also processes for those outside of the "core team" to take money out rather than being it a secret club.
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It occurs to me now that we're probably thinking of significantly different projects. Most of mine have been 95%+ single maintainer. I imagine this is legit different for larger projects (e.g. Babel).
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Oh yeah, I think the dynamic changes significantly, especially the more money and people involved. The burden is definitely way higher with expenses paying tens of thousands to only a few people. With smaller projects or small team, I think there's stronger implied trust.
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