The Pepper&Carrot project is entirely supported by the generosity of patrons from around the world. By contributing financially, each patron plays a vital role in enabling the creation of new content, and in return, they have the option to receive a special credit at the end of future episodes. Thanks to this system, Pepper&Carrot can stay independent and never have to resort to advertising or any marketing pollution.
Tots los contienguts que crèï au torn e entà Pepper&Carrot que son sus aqueste site, gratuits e disponibles entà tots. Que'vs respècti tots au medish nivèu : dab o shens moneda. Tots los bònus qui hèi entaus mecènas que son tanben ací. Pepper&Carrot ne'vs demandarà pas jamei de pagar qué que sia o de vs'inscríver on que sia entà aver accès au contiengut.
Que vòli balhar aus autes lo dret d’utilizar, de cambiar e de comercializar los lors projèctes qui utilizan Pepper&Carrot. Totas las paginas, dessenhs e autes contienguts que son estats creats dab logiciaus liures (Gnu/Linux), e totas las sorsas que son sus aqueste site (menut botons « Sorsas e Licéncia » au ras de cada mèdia). L’utilizacion comerciala, las traduccions, los fan-arts, l’impression, los films, los jòcs videos e lo re-partatge sus la tela que son encoratjats. Que'vs demandi sonque de creditar las òbras deus lors autors respectius (artistas, correctors, traductors investits dens la creacion de l’òbra), d’integrar un ligam de cap tà la licéncia e d'indicar si modificacions e son estadas hèitas sus l'òbra. Que podetz ensenhar aqueras informacions d’ua faiçon rasonabla, shens suggerir totun que los autors e'vs sostienen dens la faiçon dab la quau avetz utilizat las lors òbras. Que podetz léger mei d'informacions ací :
Licéncia : Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.
Pepper&Carrot quei ua comedia umoristica entà tots los publics. N'i trobaratz pas nat sèxe, nada violéncia. Com ei gratuit, liure e open source, Pepper&Carrot qu'ei un beròi exemple entà amuishar que la cultura liura e pòt estar simpatica. Los mens esfòrç qu'an per objectiu la creacion d'ua BD de qualitat hauta, per'mor gratuit, liure e open source ne vòu pas díser amator a carn de can. Qu'ei plan lo contrari.
Shens nat intermediaris enter los artistas e l'audiéncia, que pagatz mensh e que'n beneficii mei. Que'm finançatz d'ua faiçon mei dirècta. Nat editor, nat distributor, nada equipa marketing o nat efièit de mòda ne'm pòden pas obligar a adaptar Pepper&Carrot a la lor vision deu « mercat ». Perqué ua sola escaduda ne seré pas pro entà har un efèit « tanòsca » dens ua industria en crisi ? Que vederam...
As I look back on the lines I wrote on the homepage ten years ago − "A free(libre) and open-source webcomic supported directly by its patrons to change the comic book industry!" − I'm struck by how much the industry has changed. Was Pepper&Carrot a catalyst for some of these shifts? The internet was a vastly different place back then. Webcomics relied on a single business model: selling merchandise and accepting one-time donations via PayPal. The concept of recurring patronage was still in its infancy.
I'm proud to say that Pepper&Carrot was one of the first webcomics to join the Patreon initiative, pioneered by YouTubers who sought to revolutionize the way artists were supported. Today, patronage platforms are the norm, and it's rare to find an artist without one.
However, not all of my innovations have taken off. My decision to use only free, libre, and open-source software licenses, and to create the entire comic using these tools, remains a rare approach. Many artists have opted for a more traditional model, where they create copyrighted materials and rely on patronage to support their work. While this model often provides "free access" to content, I believe it's a flawed system because it doesn't guarantee it.
In my model, readers don't just fund the creation of content – they also gain guaranteed, irrevocable access to it, along with the right to reuse and modify it, even commercially. This approach ensures that the work remains free and open, rather than being locked behind paywalls or proprietary licenses. In short, what is funded by the audience should belong to the audience.
As I look around at the current state of the industry, I'm more convinced than ever that my approach was the right one. Proprietary software is increasingly plagued by privacy issues, and features (eg. Blockchain/NFTs/AI) that nobody wants except investissors. Meanwhile, artists are struggling with copyright issues, being owned by publishers, platforms, and facing restrictions on where they can publish their work.
That's why my philosophy remains unchanged. I still believe that using Creative Commons licenses and free, libre, and open-source software is the key to true freedom and creativity. My tagline − "A free(libre) and open-source webcomic supported directly by its patrons to change the comic book industry!" − remains a guiding principle for me, even if it's still a minority view.
I know that I'm just a drop in the ocean, but I'm committed to continuing to push for a more open, more free, and more creative industry. I'm proud to be part of a movement that's slowly but surely making progress, and I'm grateful to my patrons for supporting me on this journey.
− David Revoy