Should we take the elementary OS approach?

[bonnevie]

Hello,
by coincidence, I was on Elementary's landing page a few weeks ago and this money stuff turned me off.  I didn't even try.
Don't get me wrong: eventually, I'll have given as much to Linux Lite as the cost of a Windows licence, so it's not a matter of "free as in free stuff".
It's just that before giving my money away, I had to tame my new LL system, learn to tailor it to my taste and learn about its community.  This is hard to do on the first OS download. 
I'm a bit disappointed that LinuxLite member's contributions are not enough to sustain the costs of maintaining Linux Lite. Jerry's dream is certainly not to be heading a fundraising drive every year, so I really hope that everyday users will see his post as a wake-up call to contribute. I will..