Obviously, SF taking another cut on top of that isn't necessarily
ideal, so I'd encourage folks to donate directly via Paypal if
possible. SF donations go through Paypal via Nathan's very same
Paypal account, so if you don't trust going directly to Paypal, you
really don't trust SF either. :-)
Here's the breakdown of what we receive on a $100 donation received today (thanks mikfire!).
Donated amount...........................: $100.00
PayPal fee...............................: $2.50
SourceForge.net fee......................: $5.00
So that's 2.5% to Paypal and 5% to SF, both off the original value, so a 7.5% deduction from any donation received through SF. Not terrible, the same as sales tax in my area, but nice if we can keep it down.
I can personally vouch for the fact that Nathan's been handling the
donations for us for a long time now, and he has yet to run off to
Zimbabwe with the money. So it's a pretty safe bet all around.
raster and I (and numerous others) have met Nathan personally and can
vouch for him, so if you don't trust our judgment, you should probably
hang on to that $20 anyway. ;-)
Thanks :-)
