Re: Show me the money Re: Donations to Debian
Dave Cinege wrote:
>
> On Wed, 20 Aug 1997 14:28:10 -0400, Eloy A. Paris wrote:
>
> >my company uses Debian very seriously so I think is very fair to help the
> >project with donations. I have just bought 2 "Official Debian 1.3.1 CD's"
> >from LSL and I chose the product that includes a 5 dollar donation to the
> >Debian project.
>
> And since I am in such a pissed off mood over these version number let's start on these
> donations. Where do they go and what are they used for?
Personally, I'm glad to see Debian become a little more organized
and getting incorporated. It means that Debian can start paying it's
own bills instead of people like Bruce going out of pocket to pay
for the internic domain fees. There are many little expenses that
need to be paid, far more than either you or I can probably imagine.
Organizing 200+ contributors is not an easy feat, especially with no
budget.
On top of that, not everyone can donate time or resourses, but they can
contribute money. Why not allow them to do such? It is their choice.
Debian is not asking for donations, yet people send donations anyways.
Why do you feel that this way of contributing to the project should be
stopped? Whether you're donating time, resources, or cash, it all
boils down to contributing money.
Personally I think you're blowing things way out of proportion simply
because you can't have things your way. Venting this anger by
trying to imply that donated money is somehow being mispent is just
plain childish. Grow up.
Behan
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