Date: Wed, 04 Mar 1998 11:54:27 +1030 From: Matthew Thyer <Matthew.Thyer@dsto.defence.gov.au> To: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Donations. Message-ID: <34FCAD4B.176C1C6B@dsto.defence.gov.au> References: <12740.888967601@time.cdrom.com>
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Please avoid lifetime entitlements to things that cost the project to produce. i.e. Snapshot CD's, network bandwidth etc. Unfunded liabilities can really kill a nice idea. Maybe two years should be the maximum time for any entitlement. (Then they will have to pay again to renew their entitlement - At least the project will then have regular income to fund these things). Of course the entitlement subscriptions should all be a reasonable price with the ability to pay more on the understanding that the extra money is purely a donation only. I like the idea of being able to suggest what development you're interested in. The donation web page should have pick lists and check boxes for people to indicate what they are most interested in for near future development. Then we can automatically generate stats on what people want to see. Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: > > I'm not sure if this made it out and I don't see it in the archive, > so... [gotta check my mailer - this has been happening a lot lately] > > Just to recap our discussion so far and then we can (hopefully) get > back to the business of discussing -current: > > 1. I can accept the following credit cards: > American Express > Carte Blanche > Diners Club > Discover > Euro Card > JCB > Master Card > Visa > > I just need to get the appropriate details ironed out as to what > the customer will put on the debit so that Walnut Creek CDROM knows > that it's going to us. > > 2. We will be setting things up so that donations may be given over > the phone, in PGP encrypted email or via a secure web server. The > infrastructure for doing all of this already exists, we just need to > enter a new order code type so that WC can keep the transactions > straight. > > 3. I will be looking into the possibility of a "super subscription" > which includes a donation. I will also look into putting some sort > of checkbox item next to the appropriate FreeBSD CD order forms which > say something like "Would you like to include a donation to the FreeBSD > Project?" and gives you a place to fill in the amount. > > I'll also look into the idea of memberships at various cost > increments, perhaps with gifts ranging from CDs and books to stuffed > daemon plushies being awarded at the various increments. > > Anything else while we're on the topic? :) > > Thanks. > > Jordan > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message -- Matthew Thyer Phone: +61 8 8259 7249 Corporate Information Systems Fax: +61 8 8259 5537 Defence Science and Technology Organisation, Salisbury PO Box 1500 Salisbury South Australia 5108 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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