[Freegis-list] it is now possible (not mandatory) to pay for the FreeGIS project

[Frank Koormann]

* Frank Koormann (frank.koormann at intevation.de) [010823 20:07]:
> Hi Matt,
> 
> thank you for your hints. Before we decided to choose kagi, we checked
> several sites / concepts, but neither FairTunes nor potlatch were amoung
> these.
> 
> * Matt.Wilkie (Matt.Wilkie at gov.yk.ca) [010823 19:43]:
> > > However, the Internet is yet not ready with adequate methods
> > > for broad use. So we must stick to the world-wide standard
> > > payment still being the credit card. 
> > 
> > By listing other existing methods such as Paypal and FairTunes,
> > I wasn't implying that Kagi was a poor choice, just that there
> > at least two additional methods available and that people could 
> > use whichever route is most convenient for them.
>  
> Yes, you are right, we should consider further methods. Paypal might be
> an option. But for starting the initiative we decided to choose
> a method without registration as the most convenient way.
> 
> Regarding FairTunes, I could find out their conditions to set up an

Hmmm, sorry, I could _not_ find out in reasonable time.

> account within reasonable time. I think we will check some further
> services, e.g. we still need the Euro as a second currency. But all
> European services we checked until now had too high rates to make small
> payments reasonable.
> 

I think it is time now to leave the office (and enjoy one of the seldom
summer evenings here in Lower Saxony :).

Cheers,
 
        Frank
 
-- 
Frank Koormann                             <frank.koormann at intevation.de>
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