martin f krafft wrote: > > This would make it simple/automatic to periodically donate small > > amounts of cash, for anyone who is too forgetful to do so on a > > regular basis. At the same time, it would be an entirely opt-in > > thing, so people who do not have the money/do not wish to donate/put > > in 80 hours a week maintaining packages are not forced to do so. > > this is the only good aspect, but why do it that way. people need to > get over the herde mentality. if you have money around and you > appreciate debian, send a check to one of the main people.
The reason I propose this is for people like me who really don't think of it much. I'm terrible at remembering to do regular things, while at the same time, I'd like to give, say, $200 or so a year to Debian. I just never thought of it until this thread, and will probably forget about it next year. Maybe the method I proposed was a bit complicated, but a structured method of suggested donations is what people like myself need. > if you don't have cash to spare (like me), then donate time. > employment = time = money = donation. unemployed = time = donation. > why take the extra step ;). What is entailed in being a Debian developer or package maintainer? I'm good at coding high level stuff, with rich API's like Java/Swing or C++/Qt, but really rusty at the low-level C stuff. Where can I help? (NOTE: I may not be able to do anything until the summer; juggling classes and consulting work, including my CS senior project.) --Aaron Traas
