Support us
Help keep useful software open.
Comutability is a community initiative. The tools we release are meant to be open source and accessible whatever anyone can afford. Support, when it is available, will help cover the work behind reliable software: infrastructure, testing, accessibility, documentation and security review.
Financial support options are being prepared
There is no payment button yet, on purpose. We are working out a transparent, appropriate way to receive support. Before any payment option goes live, this page will name who receives contributions, how the money will be used and the terms.
What support would pay for
Infrastructure
Hosting, domains and the services that keep projects and this website running.
Build and test systems
Automated checks and the test devices that let people verify releases.
Accessibility review
Testing with disabled people and assistive technology, not just automated tools.
Security review
Qualified, independent reviews for projects that handle sensitive data or high-risk features.
Documentation
Guides that help people use, translate and contribute to the software.
Community maintenance
The ongoing work of reviewing, fixing and supporting what we release.
The facts so far
- Who receives the money?
- Not decided yet. It could be an individual, an association, a registered organisation or a fiscal sponsor. Comutability itself has not been set up as a legal entity.
- Which payment service?
- Stripe is proposed, using its hosted payment pages. Stripe has its own rules for tips and donations, especially for groups that are not registered, so eligibility has to be confirmed first. Stripe's requirements (on Stripe)
- Fees, currency and tax
- Stripe charges processing fees, which will be explained here before launch. The currency has not been chosen. Comutability is not a registered charity, so contributions should not be assumed to be tax-deductible.
- Spending reports
- No payment option has been set up through this website, so there is no spending to report yet. When real records exist, a dated summary of how the money was used will be published here.
What we can already promise
- Paying never buys maintainer privileges, voting power, early access or control over community decisions.
- The software we release is meant to be open source and usable whether or not anyone pays.
- Supporters are never named in public without their explicit permission.
- This website will never ask for card details. Payments would happen on Stripe’s own secure page.
- We will not call a payment a charitable donation, or say it is tax-deductible, without proof.
These follow the approved charter, which says funding must not automatically grant control over community decisions, and the support plan in the website blueprint.
Before any payment button appears
Every one of these steps has to be completed and recorded by a named person. None of them has been recorded as done yet.
Step 1, not done yet
Confirm who legally receives contributions (an individual, association, registered organisation or fiscal sponsor), with their name and country.
Step 2, not done yet
Confirm the Stripe account is eligible, and classify the payment correctly under Stripe's rules. Do not call it a charitable donation unless it is one.
Step 3, not done yet
Confirm the specific purpose, terms, fees, tax position and receipts. Never claim tax relief without proof.
Step 4, not done yet
Create and test the official Stripe-hosted Payment Link in Stripe's dashboard.
Step 5, not done yet
Add only that public Payment Link to the website configuration. Never add secret keys or card data.
Step 6, not done yet
Test the link on desktop and mobile, checking the payee, currency, purpose, receipt and what happens after payment.
Step 7, not done yet
A named person approves the button going live and records the decision.