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

[AINut]

Brand new member to the list!

We're in the US and can take credit cards.  If you like, we'll process
them for you and send the sum routinely.  Our bank charges a little over
3% if we can't swipe the cards ourselves.  Will this help?

Four Plus Technologies
Huntsville, Alabama


Frank Koormann wrote:
> 
> * 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
> 
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> Frank Koormann                             <frank.koormann at intevation.de>
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