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.
Totes los contenguts que crèï a l'entorn e per Pepper&Carrot son sus aqueste site, gratuits e disponibles per totes. Vos respècti totes al meteis nivèl : amb o sens moneda. Totes los bònus que fau pels mecènas son tanben aquí. Pepper&Carrot vos demandarà pas jamai de pagar qué que siá o de vos marcar enlòc per aver accès al contengut.
Vòli donar als autres lo dreit d’utilizar, de cambiar e mai de comercializar lors projèctes qu'utilizan Pepper&Carrot. Totas las paginas, dessenhs e autres contenguts son estats creats amb de logicials liures (Gnu/Linux), e totas las sorsas son sus aqueste site (menut botons « Sorsas e Licéncia » a costat 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 son encoratjats. Vos demandi pas que de creditar las òbras de lors autors respectius (artistas, correctors, traductors investits dins la creacion de l’òbra), d’integrar un ligam cap a la licéncia e d'indicar se de modificacions son estadas faitas sus l'òbra. Podètz ensenhar aquelas informacions d’un biais rasonable, sens suggerir ça que la que los autors vos sostenon dins la faiçon qu'avètz utilizat lors òbras. Se pòt legir mai d'informacions aquí :
Licéncia : Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.
Pepper&Carrot es una comèdia umoristica per totes los publics. I trobaretz pas ni sèxe, ni violéncia. Coma es gratuit, liure e open source, Pepper&Carrot es un polit exemple per mostrar que la cultura liura pòt èstre simpatica. Mos esfòrces an per tòca la creacion d'una BD de qualitat nauta, perque gratuit, liure e open source vòl pas dire amator al rebais. Es plan lo contrari.
Sens intermediaris entre los artistas e l'audiéncia, pagatz mens e ne beneficii mai. Me finançatz d'una faiçon mai dirècta. Cap d'editor, de distributor, d'equipa marketing o d'efièit de mòda me pòdon pas obligar a adaptar Pepper&Carrot a lor vision del « mercat ». Perqué una sola capitada sufiriá pas a far un efièit « pomèl » dins una industria en crisi ? Veirem...
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