Hi, Le 16/11/2014 15:23, Lucas Nussbaum a écrit : > (resending to -www@, #681501 is now archived) Resending to project, and setting follow-up-to accordingly: this is about the public image of the project, it’s not limited to the point of view and opinions of the people currently behind the website IMHO. > I was asked to look into the question of whether (and how) we should > list Paypal on https://www.debian.org/donations. > > I've gone through various discussions about Paypal, including the one on > debconf-team > (http://lists.debconf.org/lurker/message/20141010.131258.9c56bd7d.en.html). > > I agree that Paypal is far from a perfect service, for several reasons. > We should clearly continue to offer alternative options for donations. > > However, I don't think that the known problems with Paypal are bad > enough to surpass the the benefits of accepting donations via Paypal. > Also, TTBOMK, the problems with Paypal are unrelated to Debian's main > goals: for example, it doesn't require the use of proprietary software > (even javascript). Paypal has also been used successfully already by > Debian, e.g. for the OPW fundraising efforts. > > So I think that Paypal should be listed similarly to other donations: > - not hidden in an 'other' section but listed directly similarly to Click > & Pledge; > - provided with a form, not just a link, if auditors decide it's > suitable and useful; > - if auditors decide it is useful, listed at the top of the page for > donations in Euros, if we can't find a better alternative. > > Of course, as a good practice, Paypal should not be used for long-term > storage of Debian funds. This would limit problems in case of freeze > of our accounts. > > If one can find a good, factual document that explains the various > concerns about Paypal, it could be mentioned (in a footnote, for > example). There's http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PayPal#Criticism, but > it's mostly focused on the problem of automated freezings of accounts. > However, it should be mentioned as an informational message that some > people have expressed concerns about Paypal, not as a message that > Debian discourages the use of Paypal. > > As I know that some members of the www team have strong opinions about > this topic, I'd like to clarify that I am not asking them to implement > those changes themselves. However, I am asking them to not reject a > suitable patch, and to not revert a change that would implement this. > > Thanks, > > Lucas Regards David
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