Support this project

Klaus D. Witzel klaus.witzel at cobss.com
Wed Jul 4 17:45:12 UTC 2007


Hi Sebastian,
  you wrote:

> Hi Klaus!,
>
> 	I found it interesting. In practice each project should manage it's
> own donation system?

I don't think that there must be separate systems. Only more choice and  
more reasons for the donor to say, yes I'll do it.

/Klaus

> That is the best/feasible way? Uniformization of that is desirable?
>
> 	cheers,
>
> Sebastian Sastre
>
>> -----Mensaje original-----
>> De: squeak-dev-bounces at lists.squeakfoundation.org
>> [mailto:squeak-dev-bounces at lists.squeakfoundation.org] En
>> nombre de Klaus D. Witzel
>> Enviado el: Miércoles, 04 de Julio de 2007 08:16
>> Para: squeak-dev at lists.squeakfoundation.org
>> Asunto: Support this project
>>
>> Gentlefolks,
>>
>> I just returned from www.stellarium.org, they (like many
>> other free open source projects) have a "support this
>> project" button for people who want to donate money to the project.
>>
>> I'd like to suggest that the various Squeak projects have
>> their own "support this project" button. This perhaps makes
>> it easier for interested parties to donate some money. Many
>> people (like me) don't want to buy a piece of supermarket,
>> but rather just some groceries for their mouse :)
>>
>> Donations to projects can be used for (for example)
>> representing projects at events, buying hardware for the
>> developers, printing CDs or documentation, and other related
>> marketing activities which require money in support of visibility.
>>
>> And of course regular transfers can be made from a project's
>> funds in support of the more general activities (community
>> server, etc).
>>
>> What do you think?
>>
>> /Klaus
>>
>>
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