> Anki and Ankidroid are not the same entity

So... why is one soliciting donations on behalf of the other?! My Fraud Meter is rising, not falling here.

> It's also just some nerd programmers who ported Anki to run on Android. It's not some org with a revenue stream and attorneys.

"Just Some Nerd Programmers" don't, very obviously, have standing to solicit tax exempt donations. Rising further still...

I think a lot of people here are operating on the assumption that apps have the inherent right to ask for money on a proprietary platform that gives them a monetization path. They don't, on any such platform, and never have. There are specific carveouts allowed by the platform vendors for cases we all agree are valuable, like charitable donations. It's just really clear that Anki is playing games here and frankly I really doubt they qualify.

> So... why is one soliciting donations on behalf of the other?! My Fraud Meter is rising, not falling here.

It's not... AnkiDroid was soliciting donations to AnkiDroid, via OpenCollective, which essentially "owns" them financially, for the purpose of soliciting donations.

This is all explained very clearly in the linked GitHub issue:

> AnkiDroid's donations go to Open Source Collective, a US non-profit which acts as our fiscal host.

> AnkiDroid is the Anki client for Android, developed and maintained by volunteers. Nothing is sold in the app and our Open Collective is the sole source of funding for maintenance and development. AnkiDroid is independent from Anki, AnkiWeb, AnkiMobile, and AnkiHub.

While some confusion is understandable, continuing to press on about your "Fraud Meter" just puts egg on your face when you're misunderstanding things through multiple replies explaining them to you.