18 dollars for a feature request pales in comparison. Even if it was a 1 line fix it wouldn't be economical work.
With paid apps you get exactly the features you pay for, you get customer support, and you get a fair and polite exchange.
It is already a lot for people to swallow to be asked to donate in advance for a feature you need, without any guarantee or even likelihood that it is going to be implemented. But it's a whole different level to put a minimum amount of $20 for such a donation.
I'm just telling my experience as an end-user, and why I avoid FOSS at all costs. Maintainers have only themselves to blame for the situation they've put themselves in.
Who gives a shit dude
You're paying them in expectation of a return.
Charitable giving is exactly that - giving, with no expectation of return.
He's saying he asked for a feature, they asked for money, he offered a little money and they said it wasn't enough so he balked.
We can agree on that much, right?
I think, and this is my assumption, that he wasn't expecting the rustdesk devs to come running and immediately roll out his suggestion for his generous $18.
I think he just wanted to put the suggestion onto the pile for consideration, and then when rebuffed for another $2 decided that if he can't even make a suggestion for $18 then it's not worth $20.
Then he went on to complain that they wouldn't even put his concern on the pile for less than $20 and now he's getting (imo unfairly) dragged for it.
This is my interpretation of the events. I might be wrong but I don't think I am.
Bloody hell, my teenager earns more than that for 1.5 hours of gardening.
I'm not sure if you're trolling, because if you're not, your concept of economic incentives is busted. Completely busted.
But hey, you avoiding FOSS is probably the best outcome for both you and FOSS maintainers, so I do appreciate your decision there.
If your teenager behaves like FOSS developers, then he probably won't get any repeat customers: "Hey man, I might mow your lawn or I might not. Pay me 20 dollars right now and you'll find out, maybe."
I will continue to avoid FOSS. I congratulate the developers and maintainers for all the free labour they provide to make sure the likes of Amazon, Google and Microsoft stay profitable. Their shareholders are surely grateful.
For me, I will continue to purchase high quality software from independent developers.