From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Carsten Dominik Subject: Re: Donations Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 15:40:35 +0200 Message-ID: <83BC2A32-47DE-4097-AA36-F3F805884DD3@gmail.com> References: <075ABAE0-ECF2-4669-8937-6B8284477B95@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v935.3) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MCZf7-0004xl-2d for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:40:49 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MCZf2-0004vd-9D for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:40:48 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=39244 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MCZf2-0004vZ-5J for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:40:44 -0400 Received: from mail-ew0-f205.google.com ([209.85.219.205]:55544) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MCZf1-0003ms-2M for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:40:44 -0400 Received: by ewy1 with SMTP id 1so2164933ewy.26 for ; Fri, 05 Jun 2009 06:40:38 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Scot Becker Cc: emacs org-mode mailing list This is in Dutch???? Oh my, I need to figure out how to change than :-( No idea so far..... - Carsten On Jun 5, 2009, at 2:57 PM, Scot Becker wrote: > Could that PayPal link perhaps (also) point to a page in English? > We lazy monolingual users from the "Verenigde Staten" and the > "Verenigd Koninkrijk" might find our countries names in the pull > down list somewhat more easily. :-) > > sb > > > > On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 10:13 AM, Carsten Dominik > wrote: > Hi everyone, > > a while ago I was contacted by one of the members of this > mailing list, asking me if there was a way to compensate > me for the sustained effort I put into developing and > maintaining Org-mode. It was not the first inquiry I had in > this direction, but this time the author was more persuasive. > The way he put it was that Org-mode did create more value for > him than he ever got out of Microsoft Office or any other > similar and expensive program. This whole story ended in a > generous donation in exchange for a signed printed manual > and a laminated reference card. > > At first this seemed like an odd idea, because I do > develop Org-mode out of passion, craziness, addiction and > for fun. But it is true that over the past 6 years I have > probably put thousands of hours into this project. > > Long story short: There is now a PayPal donation button on > the website. Any money arriving there will be used to > keep me in the same happy state that has enabled me to do this > work for the last couple of years, and it will also be used > for hardware that I might need, like the next laptop for my > commute (my main source of coding time) or some mobile > device to help creating a mobile arm for Org-mode. > > Make no mistake: Org-mode is "free", both as in "freedom" and > as in "free of charge", and always will be. But for those of > you who feel that a donation would be a good way to contribute, > this is now possible. > > Regards > > - Carsten > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Emacs-orgmode mailing list > Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode >