Subject: Re: Chuck-on-a-card?
To: None <seebs@plethora.net>
From: Perry E. Metzger <perry@piermont.com>
List: netbsd-advocacy
Date: 09/26/1999 18:04:01
seebs@plethora.net writes:
> >Frankly, if I'm going to donate money, I'm going to want it to go the
> >system *I* work on, not the system other people work on. FreeBSD has
> >plenty of money -- they don't need mine and I don't want to give any
> >to them. This isn't a "war" -- this is just a matter of charity
> >beginning at home.
> 
> Fair enough.  It might be worth seeing how strongly people feel about this;
> if it's a big issue for a lot of people, then maybe a NetBSD-only card is
> the way to go.
> 
> Do note that, the way these work, the cardholder doesn't "donate" any money;
> it's just part of the small percentage of the price the merchant doesn't
> get.

Same difference. I'm effectively seeing to it that 1% of my purchases
go to the donatee. If I'm going to give money to anyone, I want it to
go to NetBSD first.

-- 
Perry Metzger		perry@piermont.com
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"Ask not what your country can force other people to do for you..."