Would you donate to the Debian Project?
Submitted by root on Mon 9 Oct 2006
| I already have |
   11% | 67 votes |
| I regularly do |
0% | 5 votes |
| If I could afford it |
41% | 247 votes |
| Yes |
27% | 162 votes |
| Never |
6% | 40 votes |
| For specific jobs |
4% | 28 votes |
| It is too hard |
8% | 51 votes |
| Total 600 votes |
Or do you mean donate time, energy, coding, documentation, posting to mailing lists, bug reports, proselytizing, etc?
Yes! I donate. :)
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However I won't use paypal or anything like that because again, to much mucking about and too many details spread too widely.
However....... if I could make a direct deposit into a bank account in Oz that belongs to Debian. That would be marvellous, and I could then contribute regularly, and would love to do this as a way of thanks.
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They even use GNU/Linux....
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I just don't use credit cards. Not over the phone, and not over the Internet because I don't have one. I live in the bush and use money orders, where required, and as seldom as possible. I still deal in cash
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While I prefer to run a Unix like system to a Windows one I also like the cash saving. I'd be happy to give a few quid directly to Debian - I've saved quite a bit as a result of running Debian. I've bought a Debian polo-shirt and the Debian System book, both offerd a small token donation to Debian.
Sending a small chunk of change through an international system into either USD or EUR isn't that efficient and I would like to make a GBP donation if I could.
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"It's Not Magic, It's Work"
Adam
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I answered yes instead of I already have because I assume cash was meant as the form of donation given the news of (can't remember where or when) the project to accept cash donations to support the Debian project.
In any case, I do donate my time and effort directed toward World Domination - One Computer At A Time. I maintain two mirrors, i386 and amd64, on external USB hard drives. I carry one with me when I need to do an installation or maintain (update, upgrade, add software) a computer on which I have already put Debian. From time to time I get some money for this effort, so I am glad to have an opportunity to share the cash with the Debian Project upon which my activities depend.
Programming, fixing bugs, etc. is out of my area of competence. I do bash hardware with gay abandon. At home, I run four boxen bashed together from hand-me-down parts enhanced in some cases by a purchased harddrive, memory stick, DVD/CD-RW drive.
As I write, I am negotiating with the executive-director of a small not-for-profit (for which I do some work for hire but mostly I do volunteer computer related tasks). The problem is the computer for staff use which was purchased in 2002 with Windows 2000. About four weeks ago, W2000 suddenly refused to print. I attempted to reinstall the printer drivers without success. Then I used Knoppix to shrink the Windows partition so I could install a GNU/Linux distribution. I didn't have my i386 mirror with me, but I did have a CD with OpenSuSE 9.1, so I installed that and saved the day. Well, that did indeed save the day, but I would rather have a Debian installation.
I was planning to upgrade to OpenSuSE 10.1, and earlier this week I downloaded and burned a CD with the 10.1 net install. In talking to the executive-director (really small not-for-profit) I mentioned RAID and the fact that the harddrive on the machine was making noise which may indicate it is dying. She seemed to be interested in the RAID idea for her computer as well as for the staff computer. I found some prices on hardware; it looks like a move to SATA drives is in order. The ball is in her court to come up with cash to buy a pair of SATA drives and the PCI card to support them. The plan is to do the staff computer first. I hesitate to do her computer because she uses QuickBooks which needs Windows. I have never been successful getting WINE to run Windows applications. So, this is one area that is holding up World Domination
Thus, I write this extended comment to emphasize the fact that I am part of the Debian Team. I am on the front lines. I am at the cutting edge where World Domination is effected. This frontier is also the place where the cash in exchange for services takes place. Therefore, I feel an obligation to send a percentage back to the munitions factories to ensure I am well supplied with what I need to capture and occupy more territory. Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Best regards
Fielder George Dowding, Chief Iceworm
dba Iceworm Enterprises, Anchorage, Alaska
Since 1976 - Over 30 Years of Service.
Debian/GNU Linux "etch" User 26948 "Seth" 186667
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