On Wednesday 22 April 2020 01:20:43 pm William Morder via trinity-users wrote: > On Wednesday 22 April 2020 09:42:24 Michael wrote: > > On Wednesday 22 April 2020 11:11:27 am William Morder via trinity-users > > wrote: > > > On Wednesday 22 April 2020 08:54:47 Michael wrote: > > > > On Wednesday 22 April 2020 09:57:57 am William Morder via > > > > trinity-users > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > On Wednesday 22 April 2020 05:50:09 Thierry de Coulon wrote: > > > > > > On Wednesday 22 April 2020 12.43:52 Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote: > > > > > > > A link on the TDE homepage would be nice > > > > > > > > > > > > If anyone is interrested in the site's address ask me (or search > > > > > > for Gabor Kum). > > > > > > > > > > It certainly got a lot of comments, even though the matter does not > > > > > (as you say) awaken any great interest. > > > > > > > > > > I think the question here is *how* anybody could take charge, even > > > > > if they were so inclined. When I want to donate money to TDE, I run > > > > > into the same problem. I hear that it can be done through PayPal > > > > > (which I try to avoid), but that is about all I know. > > > > > > > > > > So if anybody were to make arrangements, how would we know that any > > > > > of the funds were to go to TDE? From what I can see, those persons > > > > > would be going into business for themselves, rather than helping > > > > > TDE, because nobody knows how to get in touch with somebody who has > > > > > authority over the financial side of Trinity. Or, if such persons > > > > > do exist, there is no contact information that I can find anywhere. > > > > > > > > I've the same issues as Bill. I've found this: > > > > > > > > "The TDE project was founded by and is still led by Timothy Pearson. > > > > Timothy is an experienced and skilled software developer and was the > > > > KDE 3.x coordinator of previous Kubuntu releases." > > > > > > > > So my best GUESS is that Timothy is the one who gets donations. > > > > But... The last time I offered website/hosting/mirroring support I > > > > didn’t get a reply [1]. The last time (most likely ever time > > > > actually) I donated I got nothing back as an acknowledgment. Both > > > > are really off putting. > > > > > > > > The last time I can find donations in TDE ‘news’ is 2012 (twice), but > > > > even for the $2,241.50 [2] collected there is no ‘who donated list.’ > > > > ‘who donated lists’ being one of the biggest ways to get businesses > > > > to donate, as they get a link back and positive public relations. > > > > > > > > MX Linux seemed at least interested in having TDE bundled in their > > > > releases alongside Xfce, but who on this side would coordinate that? > > > > Timothy? > > > > > > > > Like most here I’d like TDE to have a wider exposure and acceptance, > > > > but Timothy himself seems to be the biggest limiting factors to that. > > > > > > > > What to do? Got no idea, it seems to be up to Timothy? > > > > > > > > Best All, > > > > Michael > > > > > > > > [1] I own: > > > > Internet Design Alliance, http://inet-design.com/ > > > > > > > > Services include: > > > > Fully Managed Dedicated Servers > > > > Fully Managed Drupal Hosting > > > > FailOver Backup and High Availability Solutions > > > > DNS clustering > > > > > > > > So it’s not like I don’t routinely have ‘spare capacity’ to donate. > > > > So getting nothing as a reply did leave me a bit ‘butthurt.’ > > > > > > > > [2] https://www.trinitydesktop.org/newsentry.php?entry=2012.05.01 > > > > > > Mr Pearson's avoidance of publicity or even contact with others seems > > > more like the behavior of a celebrity (film or music star) who is > > > constantly overwhelmed with unwanted attention. And I could understand > > > that; for whatever reason, one may not wish to interact with others. > > > (We all have our reasons, now and then, and nobody avoids other people > > > more than myself.) > > > > > > But, I keep thinking, why not delegate those tasks to others who are > > > more sociable? I believe that the one thing we all want is for TDE to > > > keep going, because other desktops, by comparison, are crap; either > > > they are crap, or they are total crap, or they are the sort of ripe > > > stinking festering CRAP that gives other ordinary crap a bad name. Even > > > the best of the competition doesn't come close. > > > > ;) I've been told 'crap' is my favorite word, the above was highly > > amusing > > > > > Somehow or other, TDE keeps going, and development keeps moving > > > forward; so the bills get paid, servers keep running, the website stays > > > online. Yet I feel rather like my using Trinity is an exercise in > > > faith, and we must all keep hoping and praying that it does not come to > > > an end, even though there is nothing that we can do to help. > > > > > > Anyway, if somebody could point me toward some links to donate, I had > > > promised awhile back to make a donation. I was planning to do this > > > around about my birthday, which was the end of February; and then all > > > this Covid-19 stuff suddenly got in the way. But now I am thinking it > > > is time to make good. > > > > https://www.trinitydesktop.org/donate.php > > > > I tried it, it works :) Copy/Pasta messages: > > > > Donate to > > kb9vqf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Purpose: Trinity Desktop Development and Hosting Costs > > TDEWEB001 > > > > You've donated $10.00 USD to > > kb9vqf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > We'll send you back to kb9vqf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx in a few seconds. > > Return to kb9vqf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Thank you for your donation to the Trinity Desktop project! > > Your funding will help to create an even better TDE experience into the > > future. > > HUH. > > And now that I've checked out that link ... > > I've been here before, but as I say, I have bad luck with PayPal (always > get rejected when I try to use it, no explanations); but I will give it > another go. > > Or did you do bitcoin? It is about time I learned to use it, as the whole > world's economy is falling apart around us, and that might come in handy. > > Bill Did PayPal. But I have a PayPal business account (where PayPal knows my IP/Browser), so it was just a sign-in and click type event. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: trinity-users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: trinity-users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Read list messages on the web archive: http://trinity-users.pearsoncomputing.net/ Please remember not to top-post: http://trinity.pearsoncomputing.net/mailing_lists/#top-posting
