What's the deal with all the "Donating" for ports?

[Mad Jacq]

I see the word "donations" as the porter not wanting to cap their upside.

I agree with many that folks who say, "porting for donations" are really looking for the server average tip for the port (or more). If you give less or none they may or may not bitch about it out loud, but they won't like it.

If you are expecting X for the port you need to ask for X. If you don't ask for X and get less by using the word "donations" to try and accentuate your upside from those who tip more than you have no one to blame but yourself.