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Month: July 2013

Re: [trinity-users] Donation and Re: [trinity-users] Testing TDE R14

From: Gerhard Zintel <gerhard.zintel@...>
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2013 13:15:05 +0200
On Wednesday 24 July 2013, Lisi Reisz wrote:
> But I now know that a) donating is not anonymous and b) that what I would
> call large amounts are the minimum anyone is interested in.  "Little drops
> of water, little grains of sand, make a mighty ocean and a beauteous land"
> would appear *not* to be the order of the day.  So, as of this moment, I
> have backed away from giving anything.  I would quite simply be too
> embarrassed.
>
> I'm sure that I shall get over it.  But the occasional passer-by may not,
> and a small, possibly several small, even very small, donations may be lost
> to TDE.  In addition, and arguably worse, I feel that that it would also
> entail a loss of goodwill.  "Don't go near TDE.  It's just a scam.  All
> they are interested in is parting you from your money."
>
> 10,000 givers of £1 would raise more money than one giver of £1,000.  It
> pays (literally and figuratively) to keep the small, even the very small,
> givers on-board. (See *)
>
> Lisi

Hi Lisi,

I might have got your statements all wrong but - sure, donating is not 
anonymus (it has to work somehow) - but otherwise I am free to donate any 
amount. I can not understand your complain.

Gerhard
PS: Donate button is at www.trinitydesktop.org the green text in the blue 
header.