Bug#681501: Donations to Debian are too difficult
Hello,
As we discussed this on IRC with Brian.
Several of possibilities:
* short term [DONE]: linking to SPI https://co.clickandpledge.com/advanced/default.aspx?wid=34115#DonationName_4
* mid term: asking SPI to have stable anchor or dedicated page ?
* mid term: get an UsaEpay API key for debian at
(which Brian said they are SPI authorized processors), same as
http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate_pg_org/
On Mon, May 06, 2013 at 12:14:36AM +0300, Vladislav Zorov wrote:
> On Sun, May 5, 2013 at 11:23 PM, Simon Paillard <spaillard@debian.org> wrote:
> > However, the problem is that SPI / click&pledge applies mainly to US donators
> > (example ffis is best for european donators).
>
> That's not quite true, I'm from Bulgaria and it was much easier for me
> to donate by credit card than by SEPA bank transfer.
>
> > The fact Debian doesn't have a PayPal account (if confirmed ? I have no idea)
> > could be added to http://www.debian.org/donations to avoid Debian users from
> > being abused.
>
> The SPI page already mentions this on
> http://www.spi-inc.org/donations/ , below the click&pledge button. If
> your suggested solution with the anchor link is implemented, though,
> it will make sense to add it to the donations page.
>
> >> A relatively easy solution could be to move the clickandpledge.com
> >> button (from http://www.spi-inc.org/donations/ ) directly to
> >> debian.org's homepage with a short description to select the Debian
> >> project from the list.
> >
> > This could be https://co.clickandpledge.com/advanced/default.aspx?wid=34115#DonationName_4
> > However a stable anchor name may be safer, can SPI board member request that ?
>
> This works, kind of. There's the small issue that you have to scroll
> up to see your cart after you add an item (it doesn't stay on the
> screen, so when you click the anchored link you won't even know it's
> there). It would be great if the cart was displayed after you add an
> item to it.
--
Simon Paillard
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