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From: Jim Nasby <[email protected]>
To: Josh Berkus <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected]
Cc: Greg Sabino Mullane <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Further SPI
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 20:06:05 -0500
Message-ID: <[email protected]> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <[email protected]>
References: <[email protected]>
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On Apr 8, 2006, at 5:54 PM, Josh Berkus wrote:

> Greg,
>
>> What we really need to do is accept PayPal. Yes, people have  
>> issues with
>> them, they are Evil Incarnate, etc., but they are also the  
>> standard way of
>> moving money around via the Internet, and I can only imagine that  
>> we are
>> losing out of potential $$ by not including them. Using PayPal  
>> would also
>> get around the current problem, but allowing a "single click to  
>> pay by
>> credit card" option.
>
> We cannot used Paypal with the SPI bank account.  Paypal was  
> previously used
> in an attempt to commit fraud against SPI, so it will not be  
> accepted under
> any circumstances.  It's not a matter of political dislike; the  
> negligence of
> Paypal staff can cost us hundreds or thousands of dollars and even
> potentially embroil us in a donor suit.

Dumb question: why does stuff have to go into an SPI account? Is  
there some reason why PGDG can't open an account somewhere? Sure, it  
won't be tax deductable, but I bet a lot of folks won't care.

> Also, I'm very dubious about the claim that people will be willing  
> to donate
> via Paypal who won't donate via Click-and-Pledge.   At most, I  
> imagine that
> we'd miss out on a couple hundred a year worth of donations from  
> people who
> can't be bothered to fill out a web form.  That's simply not worth  
> the risk.

So why miss out on the "couple hundred a year"?
--
Jim C. Nasby, Sr. Engineering Consultant      [email protected]
Pervasive Software      http://pervasive.com    work: 512-231-6117
vcard: http://jim.nasby.net/pervasive.vcf       cell: 512-569-9461

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