From owner-freebsd-current Tue Mar 3 14:01:14 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id OAA19582 for freebsd-current-outgoing; Tue, 3 Mar 1998 14:01:14 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from verdi.nethelp.no (verdi.nethelp.no [195.1.171.130]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id OAA19569 for ; Tue, 3 Mar 1998 14:01:08 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from sthaug@nethelp.no) From: sthaug@nethelp.no Received: (qmail 7808 invoked by uid 1001); 3 Mar 1998 22:00:52 +0000 (GMT) To: mike@smith.net.au Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD Fund In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 03 Mar 1998 13:30:01 -0800" References: <199803032130.NAA17979@dingo.cdrom.com> X-Mailer: Mew version 1.05+ on Emacs 19.28.2 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Tue, 03 Mar 1998 23:00:52 +0100 Message-ID: <7771.888962452@verdi.nethelp.no> Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > > I wish somebody would think seriously about that. It would be *far* easier > > for me to donate money using my VISA card than with a check. (Not to mention > > the fact that the fee for a $25 check in the bank here is not much smaller > > than the value of the check itself...) > > Try a postal money order. > > Seriously, accepting credit card donations is expensive work. Aside > from the 5% cut that the bank gets, you have to treat the money like > it's on elastic. I can believe that. However, if you want to get many people to donate, especially outside the US, I believe user convenience is a major point. With my VISA card, I could donate the money right here from my FreeBSD system. I have no particular fear of sending the credit card number on the net (I've already done this when buying FreeBSD t-shirts from WC :-). If I have to get a check from the bank, or a money order, it costs me extra time and money. Enough that I haven't done it so far. Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug@nethelp.no To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message