Re: [OSM-talk] Donations and bank accounts

2009-02-06 Thread Stefan Baebler
Gary68 wrote: I for sure won't sign on to PayPal. And I won't give my bank xxEUR for shipping a few bucks across the channel. Within Europe SEPA [1] transfers are probably the cheapest (for both parties, in some cases even free with certain bank accounts) way to make

Re: [OSM-talk] Donations and bank accounts

2009-02-06 Thread Tom Hughes
Stefan Baebler wrote: Gary68 wrote: I for sure won't sign on to PayPal. And I won't give my bank xxEUR for shipping a few bucks across the channel. Within Europe SEPA [1] transfers are probably the cheapest (for both parties, in some cases even free with certain bank

Re: [OSM-talk] Donations and bank accounts

2009-02-06 Thread Thorsten Feles
Tom Hughes schrieb: Stefan Baebler wrote: Gary68 wrote: I for sure won't sign on to PayPal. And I won't give my bank xxEUR for shipping a few bucks across the channel. Within Europe SEPA [1] transfers are probably the cheapest (for both parties, in some cases even free

[OSM-talk] Donations and bank accounts

2009-02-05 Thread Gary68
Dear foundation, you should have a bank account in major countries. I'm sure it wouldn't hurt to have one in Germany. The Paypal barrier and the high charges of the banks for foreign transfers keep people from donating here. It is just being discussed in the German list. I for sure would donate

Re: [OSM-talk] Donations and bank accounts

2009-02-05 Thread 80n
Gary68 We fully understand your problem and continually review the possibilities. We have to be sure that there are sufficient transactions / additional donations to cover the costs of operating a bank account in other countries. We are currently developing a federated membership structure to

Re: [OSM-talk] Donations and bank accounts

2009-02-05 Thread Grant Slater
Gary68 wrote: I for sure won't sign on to PayPal. And I won't give my bank xxEUR for shipping a few bucks across the channel. Having or signing up for a paypal account is not required. When you reach the paypal site there is a link (or form) on the left hand side to use your debit/credit

Re: [OSM-talk] Donations and bank accounts

2009-02-05 Thread Claudius Henrichs
Am 05.02.2009 21:01, Grant Slater: Gary68 wrote: I for sure won't sign on to PayPal. And I won't give my bank xxEUR for shipping a few bucks across the channel. Having or signing up for a paypal account is not required. When you reach the paypal site there is a link (or form) on the left

Re: [OSM-talk] Donations and bank accounts

2009-02-05 Thread Ian Dees
On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 2:09 PM, Claudius Henrichs claudiu...@gmx.de wrote: Am 05.02.2009 21:01, Grant Slater: Gary68 wrote: I for sure won't sign on to PayPal. And I won't give my bank xxEUR for shipping a few bucks across the channel. Having or signing up for a paypal account is not

Re: [OSM-talk] Donations and bank accounts

2009-02-05 Thread Jens Müller
Ian Dees schrieb: On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 2:09 PM, Claudius Henrichs claudiu...@gmx.de mailto:claudiu...@gmx.de wrote: Am 05.02.2009 21:01, Grant Slater: Gary68 wrote: I for sure won't sign on to PayPal. And I won't give my bank xxEUR for shipping a few bucks

Re: [OSM-talk] Donations and bank accounts

2009-02-05 Thread Frederik Ramm
Hi, 80n wrote: We are currently developing a federated membership structure to support local chapters. They will be able to accept funds locally and either use them locally or channel them to the centre for this kind of funding. I expect this would be the best solution, but it is not

Re: [OSM-talk] Donations and bank accounts

2009-02-05 Thread Ian Dees
On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 2:22 PM, Jens Müller b...@tessarakt.de wrote: Ian Dees schrieb: On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 2:09 PM, Claudius Henrichs claudiu...@gmx.de mailto:claudiu...@gmx.de wrote: Am 05.02.2009 21:01, Grant Slater: Gary68 wrote: I for sure won't sign on to

Re: [OSM-talk] Donations and bank accounts

2009-02-05 Thread Grant Slater
Frederik Ramm wrote: Sometimes I think the foundation is hurting its own goals by being so damn secretive. Why did you have to make this a surprise? What was gained by that? 80n is not to blame nor is the foundation. There was a push from the OSM Sysadmins (yes, I'm to blame here) to

Re: [OSM-talk] Donations and bank accounts

2009-02-05 Thread 80n
On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 8:24 PM, Frederik Ramm frede...@remote.org wrote: Hi, 80n wrote: We are currently developing a federated membership structure to support local chapters. They will be able to accept funds locally and either use them locally or channel them to the centre for this kind