Donate, Schmonate

Tweener is a free, open-source software. As such, it doesn't require any purchase or licensing to be used on commercial projects or otherwise.

Most open source projects, however, do allow a channel for donation so people can contribute to a project and keep it alive.

Alas, Tweener is not one of such projects, as it doesn't currently allow donations to be made in any shape or form (other than personally-delivered alcoholic beverage).

However, if you enjoy this project and are really interest in helping it, there are a number of other open-source projects that we would like you to consider donating to. These are open-source projects that are used by the people who build Tweener, so a contribution to any of these projects is just like a direct contribution to the Tweener project.

• Tweener uses Robert Penner's easing equations for tweening (as does every other actionscript tweening class or extension you can find). Robert Penner doesn't take donations, but you can contribute to Robert Penner by purchasing his book. Don't be fooled by the title: even though it's directed at Flash MX, the math concepts behind it still make it worth and it's mandatory for people interested in math control in Flash.
• The Mozilla Foundation makes wonderful tools for everyday use. Heck, I'm editing this on a Mozilla browser, I download and upload files through a Mozilla FTP client, and I read my emails on a Mozilla email client, I probably owe them my life already. Donate to the project here and save my soul.
• Tortoise SVN is the SVN client and server of choice for many Subversion users, including our team. You can donate to their project here.
• OpenOffice may not be directly related to Tweener, actionscript, or even coding tools, but this suit contains invaluable tools that are used everyday by some of our team. Tweener-wise, I use Calc to keep a spreadsheet with benchmark results and graphics when optimizing Tweener code. I also owe them my life, as I have been a heavy OpenOffice user for a few years. Donate to them here.
• FlashDevelop is the AS2/AS3 editor of choice for many people coding actionscript on a PC, including some of our team. You can donate to them here.
• 7-Zip is the file archiver used when creating the .zip files that are featured as downloads on Tweener's page. It's also a great file archiver. Donate to the project here.

And thank you.