On Thu, Sep 26, 2002 at 02:03:30PM -0700, Jason D. Kelleher wrote:
> Unfortunately, all the time apt-get saves me is more than
> lost by mailing a paper check or emailing the SPI Treasurer to
> setup a wire transfer. I even tried to send you a paper
> check through my E*Trade account, but it requires a valid
> phone number for the recipient... no good.
You can use the Treasuer's home phone number, if you want.
+1 317 841 8285
Note that this number is subject to change when a new person becomes
Treasurer.
> I emailed the SPI Treasurer regarding this sometime last
> January (Yes, I'm "keep[ing] in mind that the duties of the
> SPI Treasurer are at present undertaken by a volunteer, not by
> a paid employee of SPI.") regarding some form of Credit Card or
> Paypal payment and received no response.
I have one mail from you ever (if the string "Kelleher" is a sufficient
search criterion); it was dated Wed, 15 Aug 2001 10:08:14 -0700 (PDT).
It said only this:
Do you have plans to setup an online donation system through a
service such as Paypal? It would make it much easier for me to
show my appreciation every couple of 'apt-get install upgrade'
runs. Meanwhile, I guess I'll just slow-mail you a check.
Thanks for the nice distribution.
I suggest that it might be more satisfying to send a gentle reminder to
someone after a couple of weeks, instead of waiting 13 months for a
reply and then getting so upset that you mail a bunch of people who
don't have power to do anything about the issue, like Debian's Technical
Committee, whose duties do not impact Debian's finances in any way at
all.
http://www.debian.org/devel/constitution
Furthermore, the SPI Board has in fact discussed electronic payment
processing; see, for example:
http://www.spi-inc.org/corporate/minutes/20020507
You might want to scroll down to "Merchant account update".
Regarding wire transfers, you have never contacted me to make
arrangements for this; I do not know how to satisfy expectations you do
not express.
> So now I'm asking the Debian Organization and SPI Board - I
> can't give you time, please help me give you money.
[...]
> P.S. The co-worker who convinced me to switch from Redhat to
> Debian a year ago is standing over my shoulder laughing
> hysterically, but I'm serious. And he's more than willing to
> pay too if it doesn't involve paper checks.
I regret that SPI does not currently have infrastructure in place to
support the means of making donations that you would most prefer. All I
can ask is that you remain patient. As the SPI Board processes its
backlog of minutes, you'll be able to read more about this issue.
--
G. Branden Robinson | Never underestimate the power of
Debian GNU/Linux | human stupidity.
branden@deadbeast.net | -- Robert Heinlein
http://www.deadbeast.net/~branden/ |
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