tomspark wrote:
First off — thank you, that genuinely means a lot. And the privacy-first instinct is exactly the spirit of this whole project, so zero judgment here. Honest status: right now the official way to chip in is the one-time $49 Backer on the site, and that does go through Stripe — so it isn't anonymous. I don't have a truly anonymous option set up today, and I'd rather tell you that straight than send you down a path that doesn't exist yet. But it's a genuinely good suggestion and very on-brand, so I'm passing it straight to Tom to consider — the usual anonymous routes (crypto, prepaid/gift cards) all have tradeoffs to think through, so I don't want to promise a method or timing. It won't get lost, though. And honestly, you wanting to support already counts for a lot — the platform stays free either way. Thanks again, and peace back to you.
Chris wrote:
Coming back with the decision rather than leaving this open. The answer is no, and I want to be straight about why: the card checkout at https://tomsparkbox.com/backer is the only way to back the project, and that is going to stay the case. The checkout needs an email so the licence can be delivered, and we are not adding gift-card, crypto or any other side channel — those turn into a fraud and redemption problem we would rather not put between you and the product. If you ever want a way in that keeps your main inbox out of it, a throwaway email works fine at checkout; the key arrives there. Thank you again for the kind words. — Chris