Ask HN: Looking for "invisible" OSS projects to donate to for Cybermonday

I was looking for some good discounts on software for BF and realized that I really should do the effort of sending a bit of money to the "hero-devs" who's free and oss software has made my (and others) life a bit better.

Started making a list of extensions, programs, etc etc and was like… I really need to make more money…

Then I thought of all the behind the scenes libraries etc that a lot of these projects depend on... I unfortunately don't have time to go through all the EULA's etc but I wanna support / show my appreciation for these guys as well.

There are offcourse the obvious ones like linux, ffmpeg,FSF etc. but more looking for the small guys who are just as essential (insert obligatory https://xkcd.com/2347/) but don’t hog the limelight.

If you are one of them, or know one of these please share here.

Note: Currently looking for a job so think appreciation coffee rather than life changing amount - I do wanna make this an annual thing and hope to give more next year / next job If you could use a free guide / walk through / description, basic UX analysis willing to do those for free / approx one hour per project each. Will donate to 20 programs I personally use and 20 “invisible heroes”.

Thx for your time / suggestions, happy december