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Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2006 14:40:01 -0400
From: "Jonah H. Harris" <jonah.harris@gmail.com>
To: "Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>
Subject: Re: Further SPI
Cc: "PostgreSQL Advocacy" <pgsql-advocacy@postgresql.org>
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What about using Sourceforge for the donation process?  It's not
great, but it's certainly better than SPI.

On 4/8/06, Jonah H. Harris <jonah.harris@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have to agree with Josh, this is pretty lame.  It would be a real
> PITA for somone who hadn't done it before.  Isn't there anyone else we
> can go through for this?
>
> On 4/8/06, Joshua D. Drake <jd@commandprompt.com> wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > Let me first say that I know the intent of the SPI is good and I did
> > vote for the transition to it. However as I see the implementation of
> > its abilities I am embarrased.
> >
> > Here is the current way to donate via SPI to PostgreSQL online:
> >
> > 1. Via web browser use the following path: http://www.spi-inc.org/
> >
> > 2. Look all around the page to see blue on blue hyper link called
> > "Donations" on the right hand page.
> >
> > 3. Click "Donations" : http://www.spi-inc.org/donations
> >
> > 4. Click "Donations of Money" which is an internal page ref that drops
> > down the page to "Donations of Money" informational paragraphs.
> >
> > Read through paragraphs, see that I can "mail a check" (we just lost 90=
%
> > of our ability to receive a donation).
> >
> > Further reading shows that we can click on a "Donate Now through the
> > network of good"... Who the heck is this? I thought I was donating
> > through SPI?
> >
> > 5. Click "Donate Now through the network of good" even though I don't
> > know them, the page does say.... "If I have a credit card from a
> > financial instituion in the United States". So I am assuming they are a
> > broker of some sort.
> >
> > 6. Once I click on the "Donate Now through the network of good" I am
> > taken to: "Donate Now through the network of good". Which still says no=
t
> > one thing about PostgreSQL but does give me a nice link about donating
> > to SPI and a nice big button that says "Donate Now".
> >
> > 7. Click "Donate Now", I am taken to a page that allows me to donate to
> > SPI but says nothing about PostgreSQL.
> >
> > I am able to "Designate" or "Dedication or Gift". Which means I could
> > write in the name PostgreSQL and in theory PostgreSQL would see the
> > donation.
> >
> > What if I type in Postgres, Pg, PSQL, or PGSQL?
> > What if I mispel it? You can't make "assumptions" with people's money.
> > What if I say, PostgreSQL + Debian?
> >
> > At this point I am going to close my browser and forget about it. Most
> > others will close their browser and forget about it at number 4. or 5 i=
f
> > they even get that far.
> >
> > Donated via SPI should be one button/link and one button link only. You
> > should have two options:
> >
> > 1. Send a check/money order
> > 2. Via Credit Card (US card holders only)
> >
> > The first link should take them to a page that describes in no more tha=
n
> > 5 or 6 sentences how to send a check.
> >
> > The second link should take them to a page that says:
> >
> > Donate to PostgreSQL Project
> > Enter Amount
> > Enter Credit Card Information / Create account.
> >
> > Anymore then that and we have cut our own wrists with donations.
> >
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Joshua D. Drake
> >
> >
> >
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> Jonah H. Harris, Database Internals Architect
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EnterpriseDB Corporation
732.331.1324