Re: Links to javascript-based websites from orgmode.org: Paypal and Github

[Michael Powe]

On 7/4/2022 08:38, Ihor Radchenko wrote:
> Timothy <tecosaur@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > In this entire 40+ message thread, only two options have been listed (besides
> > the FSF’s special arrangement) which do not direct people to non-free JS:
> > Cryptocurrancy
> >        Which is volatile in value, regional regulation, and
> >        individual distaste.
> > Cheques
> >        Which are a dying (and in some places dead) form of bank transfer
> >        instruction. It’s already been established that Ihor would face a US$200 
> > fee
> >        when collecting a cheque, and over where I am the central bank announced 
> > in
> >        2019 that at a point in the near future the “it will be appropriate to 
> > wind up
> >        the cheque system”. Last year a neighbouring country stopped offering or
> >        receiving cheques altogether.
> [ ... ]
> > So, to sum up the situation I’d suggest we pick from the following options:
> > ⁃ Accept the situation isn’t great
> > ⁃ Build/fund a new tool
> > ⁃ Convince an existing tool to be more libera-friendly
> > ⁃ Use the FSF as an intermediary
> >
> > Asking maintainers not to accept donations (or making it prohibitively
> > difficult) is not a solution.
> I support this statement.

Hello,

Same. This discussion is a classic illustration of making the perfect an 
enemy of the good. In a foot race, the goal is to get across the finish 
line. Similarly, our goal is to get our money where it needs to go. It's 
good to keep that in mind.

Thanks.

mp

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