Re: Donations after new releases.

[David Norman <norny@yahoo.com>]

kuro5hin had quite some success with that idea a while back, and a nice
automated meter for reading paypal donation emails.


> On Fri, 2 May 2003, Alex Kirk wrote:
> 
> > In all seriousness, this would probably be a good idea. I think
> people would
> > respond better to "we only need $1,000 more to hit our goal of
> <$amount>"
> > than "please donate, we really need the money". I'm not saying that
> people
> > shouldn't encourage donations, of course -- but generally speaking,
> goals
> > actually do improve performance.
> >
> > Besides, it's not like it'd be that hard to do. I assume that
> notification
> > of donations comes to a central address somewhere. If that's the
> case,
> > setting up a script to check that mailbox and update a database
> (or, heck, a
> > simple text file with a total) should be simple, right? Heck, if
> privacy
> > issues can be appropriately accounted for (and I have no idea what
> those
> > are, since I know nothing about the info that flows in with a
> donation), I'd
> > be happy to maintain this myself. It'd be the least I can do, since
> my
> > personal economics limit me to buying one CD per release and the
> occasional
> > minor (<$50) donation.
> >
> > Anyone on the project team, if you think this might be a good idea,
> please
> > contact me off-list so we can discuss feasibility.
> >
> > Alex Kirk
> >
> > > bringing this project on step closer to PBS...
> > > now if only sally struthers is available...
> > > =)
> > >
> > >
> > > scott
> > >
> > > On Wed, 30 Apr 2003, Hugo wrote:
> > >
> > >> Just a thought,
> > >>
> > >> It would be nice to see a "donation-o-meter" after each release
> on the OpenBSD
> > >> donnation's page.  (Atleast for a few weeks).
> > >>
> > >> It may give the community goals to reach when donating...
> > >>
> > >> + it would be nice see if we would be able to raise that darn,
> lost but not
> > >> forgotten, 2 million ourselves in some reasonable laps of time.
> > >>
> > >> Just a thought...
> > >>
> > >> Hugo
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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