Aloha Ihor, If you like, please send a mailing address privately. I’ll happily contribute to support your good work on Org mode.
All the best, Tom > On Jul 1, 2022, at 5:57 PM, Ihor Radchenko <yanta...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Richard Stallman <r...@gnu.org> writes: > >>> Clarification: Links to Liberapay do work without running non-free >>> software (you can try opening the link yourself). It is only the payment >>> process that does not work. >> >> I am using metonymy, saying "the link works" to mean "the link's >> functionality works." It makes the wording shorter, and everyone >> can understand it -- including you, if you try. >> >> What purpose is served by refusing to understand? > > I did not refuse to understand. FYI, English is not my mother tongue and > I sometimes miss fine details of the word meanings. > > I wrote the above reply because I was not 100% sure if you know the > Liberapay web page itself does not run non-Free JS. Judging from this > reply of yours, you do understand it, which means that my clarification > did not serve much purpose for you, but should not heart the > understanding. It could be useful though if I were right in my doubt. > > Note that my clarification did not imply that I propose to leave the > current state of affairs with Liberapay not providing any non-free way > to donate. In my other message I suggested to add some kind of postal > address to allow users to donate by sending a check (a Free > alternative). That way, users could go to Liberapay page and see the > Free way to donate + non-free ways (which we should indicate as not > recommended). Not every person is even aware how to use checks these > days (I only sent a check once in my life and it was not > straightforward). > > FYI, saying that GNU projects cannot ask for donations is quite > upsetting and also discouraging. I'd prefer to find an ethically > acceptable alternative. > > Best, > Ihor >