☕ Enable Sponsor button on this project

[Christopher-Hayes]

This project has been super helpful for my workflow. If the GitHub "Sponsor" button was enabled on this repo, I'd throw in a few bucks to support the development of the project. @AUTOMATIC1111

[Kavukamari]

yeah+

[ZCaliber]

They might be reticent to do so. With great money comes great expectations.

[Christopher-Hayes]

True. I think that's the difference between GitHub Sponsors and Patreon. Patreon is very visible how much total money is being donated, and has tiers with expectations. I think GitHub Sponsors at most shows who is supporting the project, but doesn't show the total amount given each month.
I think a lot of people who use GitHub sponsors (or at least me anyway) don't do it with any future expectations. I normally do it for projects that have already provided significant value to me.

[Pernjakovic]

+1 on this one

[Dragonwik]

👍

[amarand]

I like this idea. And it could be made clear - in writing - that this is for support, not for buying new features or whatever. I think a lot of times, people see a "donate" button, they send a bunch of money, and then come back later saying "I gave you $2, you have to implement this feature!" A donation should be just that: a gift to the author(s) to help them continue development in a general way.

As someone else has mentioned, the Patreon model sometimes makes people think that when they donate, they get a "vote" or whatever. I don't think git repos are a democracy. Open source is, you're scratching your own personal itches, and AUTOMATIC1111 has done an incredible job scratching itches (hundreds of itches) that we also appreciate. But in the end, AUTO1111 fixes the things that matter to them, and that's the way open source works.

[davidhaas6]

Seconded! I'd like to pay you for providing this awesome free software.