Subject: Re: Funding/Financial support for FreeSoftware
From: Chris Winne (chris@micro-mania.net)
Date: Wed Dec 19 2001 - 06:46:48 CST
> Damian Ivereigh wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I am investigating the possibilities for funding Free Software such as
> > Abiword. I am thinking of setting up a system where many people can
> > contribute small amounts of money to support their favorite Free
> > Software project. My hope is that this will allow some development work
> > to be actually funded. This could be done by linking up with
> > SourceForge, GNU or some other trusted body.
> >
> > I have outlined a draft (very draft) for the proposal here:
> > http://www.tpp.org/freesupport/freesupport.html
> >
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> >
> > I am interested in your comments.
> >
> > Damian
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On Tue, Dec 18, 2001 at 03:05:33PM -0500, Bryce Nesbitt wrote:
> Just having a PayPal link on the website works for a number of
> shareware-like projects (most notably equipment review sites).
>
> -Bryce
>
>
>
Sounds good to me.
I have PayPal. To whom shall I send my money?
Chris
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