Re: [Dragora-users] Donation for version 3?

[matt]

I am entering this discussion only to say that I will donate as soon as
I get paid. I may start running Dragora. I follow this mailing list out
of interest. However, yes, I may actually install Dragora and donate.


On 24/08/08 01:20PM, Jing Luo via Dragora-users wrote:
> On 2024-08-08 04:56, Matías Fonzo via Dragora-users wrote:
> > On Wed, 7 Aug 2024 18:27:44 +0200
> > Peter Wiehe <peter.wiehe2@gmail.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > I saw an invitation to donate on the Dragora website. It says it is
> > > for
> > > Dragora release 3.
> > > 
> > > 1. What do I have to expect from version 3?
> > > 
> > 
> > The aim is to give continuity to the project in every sense, to further
> > complete the distribution, to improve and correct aspects.  Basically.
> 
> I think I can give some more details: known bugs should be fixed and
> packages will be upgraded to the latest stable releases. Linux will be
> upgraded to the latest LTS version. I don't want to get anyone hopes up, but
> we can expect at least some items in the "wishlist" to be fulfilled. There
> is a wishlist in Dragora's git repo, but I also keep a mental wishlist
> myself: e.g. IceCat and OpenJDK support, porting to arm64 ppc64el riscv64. I
> would very much like to help upgrading and testing non-essential packages.
> 
> On the other hand, even if I or someone else made patches, Matías would need
> to review and approve those, which is something he can't do right now.
> Matías doesn't talk much about it on the mailing list, but the economic
> situation is abysmal in Argentina, the inflation rate is 3 times higher than
> Venezuela, everything is expensive. He has his family and himself to feed,
> and it is unrealistic for him to work on Dragora while he and his family
> struggle to make ends meet. I hope I described the situation accurately so
> that everyone understand how bad it is.
> 
> > > 2. Will the X login bug be fixed in version 3?
> > > 
> > 
> > Yes, this needs to be fixed.
> > 
> > > 3. What would be a good amount of money to pay you for an hour of
> > > work?
> > > (Perhaps this is impossible to answer.)
> > > 
> > 
> > I don't think that any money in symbolic and virtual terms can cover the
> > value of a work of art.  Rather, living in a monetary system, art is
> > often limited by money.
> 
> I would also like to add that "every dollar helps". I set up a monthly
> recurring donation via Paypal. I also sent some money online via Western
> Digital once. Every penny/peso would be appreciated.
> 
> In the future maybe the Dragora project and FSF can setup a fiscal
> sponsorship, so that the donation can go through FSF and can be
> tax-deductible for people in the US. But for now it's not possible, because
> FSF requires at least three long-term contributors, as well as some other
> requirements. Let's work towards that goal.
> 
> -- 
> Jing Luo
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