Re: [Fsfe-uk] Linux User & Developer Expo

[MJ Ray]

On 2004-04-29 22:15:22 +0100 Roger Leigh 
<address@hidden> wrote:

> I would rather advise people on how they can contribute directly,
> rather than through an intermediary such as AFFS--this way they can
> donate to exactly the project/group they wish.

Yes, this sounds tricky and some guidance would be really helpful. 
From a general point-of-view, we need to avoid projects having to 
please a large group of small funders. That's part of the reason I 
think pooling money for UK projects through AFFS will be a good thing 
when it starts working.

> I'd very much like to encourage non-monetary contributions though.

I agree, donations in kind should go directly to the chosen project. 
There seems to be some confusion about how to do that well. If you 
send a badly-written email to a volunteer, even if you are trying to 
help test something, that volunteer may not spend extra time dealing 
with your email. I have seen some people get quite outraged that their 
block-caps missives get ignored by developers. It would be good to 
make siblings for "How to report bugs effectively" by Simon Tatham 
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html

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