On 27/08/14 05:26, Russ Allbery wrote:
martin f krafft madd...@debian.org writes:
The benefit of using Bitcoin for DebConf and sprints is to be able to
reimburse people without the costs of cash or international money
transfer. This is, in fact, one of the main ways I could see Debian use
On Wed, August 27, 2014 04:54, martin f krafft wrote:
also sprach Russ Allbery r...@debian.org [2014-08-26 19:43 -0700]:
I believe Debian's major expenses are Debconf, team meetings
(mostly travel and possibly some lodging and food), and computing
hardware. I would be surprised if Bitcoin
At Wed, 27 Aug 2014 09:10:55 +0200,
Thijs Kinkhorst wrote:
On Wed, August 27, 2014 04:54, martin f krafft wrote:
also sprach Russ Allbery r...@debian.org [2014-08-26 19:43 -0700]:
I believe Debian's major expenses are Debconf, team meetings
(mostly travel and possibly some lodging and
Thijs Kinkhorst th...@debian.org writes:
The question about where to spend them on is a question on whether to keep
Bitcoin or convert it immediately. However, to the original question of
whether to accept Bitcoin, I say a full yes.
+1. Absolutely.
Debian should make it as easy as possible
On 25/08/14 19:20, martin f krafft wrote:
also sprach Daniel Pocock dan...@pocock.pro [2014-08-24 22:52 -0700]:
Just to clarify this point: I'm talking about situations where the
expense is defined in some nominal Bitcoin amount, not where
Debian has some USD expense and the vendor will accept
also sprach Daniel Pocock dan...@pocock.pro [2014-08-26 02:39 -0700]:
That may be correct, my only concern is that that is not Debian's
mission
We can extend our mission and do things that are not directly
related to our mission at any time, though.
A better way to approach this may be to
Daniel Pocock dan...@pocock.pro writes:
- Many people feel a strategy of holding assets in the currency that
aligns with future expenses is helpful. If, for example, 60% of
Debian's annual expenses were in USD and 40% were in EUR, then it would
seem sensible to convert any other donations to
also sprach Russ Allbery r...@debian.org [2014-08-26 19:24 -0700]:
+1. I believe Debian should only hold bitcoin if Debian
anticipates future expenses in bitcoin. Otherwise, it should
convert bitcoin to whatever currency in which expenses are
expected.
So how do we decide whether we
martin f krafft madd...@debian.org writes:
also sprach Russ Allbery r...@debian.org [2014-08-26 19:24 -0700]:
+1. I believe Debian should only hold bitcoin if Debian
anticipates future expenses in bitcoin. Otherwise, it should
convert bitcoin to whatever currency in which expenses are
also sprach Russ Allbery r...@debian.org [2014-08-26 19:43 -0700]:
I believe Debian's major expenses are Debconf, team meetings
(mostly travel and possibly some lodging and food), and computing
hardware. I would be surprised if Bitcoin were useful for the
first two. The latter seems likely
martin f krafft madd...@debian.org writes:
The benefit of using Bitcoin for DebConf and sprints is to be able to
reimburse people without the costs of cash or international money
transfer. This is, in fact, one of the main ways I could see Debian use
Bitcoin.
Ah, yes, that's a good point.
also sprach Daniel Pocock dan...@pocock.pro [2014-08-24 22:52 -0700]:
Just to clarify this point: I'm talking about situations where the
expense is defined in some nominal Bitcoin amount, not where
Debian has some USD expense and the vendor will accept the
equivalent in BTC based on the
On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 10:20:20AM -0700, martin f krafft wrote:
Let's define a maximum amount, e.g. $5.000 and up until that amount,
Would that even get you a cup of coffee these days? (in USA)
I presume you mean $5000.
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On 26/08/14 11:35, Chris Bannister wrote:
On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 10:20:20AM -0700, martin f krafft wrote:
Let's define a maximum amount, e.g. $5.000 and up until that amount,
Would that even get you a cup of coffee these days? (in USA)
I presume you mean $5000.
Martin does mean $5,000.
also sprach Daniel Pocock dan...@pocock.pro [2014-08-24 10:15 -0700]:
- If Debian finds ways to spend Bitcoins then the situation
changes a lot though. All of the comments above are based on the
assumption Debian has nothing to spend them on.
This is a pivotal point, and I think we can extend
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On 25/08/14 00:00, martin f krafft wrote:
also sprach Daniel Pocock dan...@pocock.pro [2014-08-24 10:15
-0700]:
- If Debian finds ways to spend Bitcoins then the situation
changes a lot though. All of the comments above are based on
the
Hi there,
Would like to donate to support Debian. Do you have a bitcoin address I
could donate to?
It's just faster and easier for me to donate in bitcoin.
Sorry to be a pain,
Greg.
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Dear Greg,
I am sure we can make this work, although we do not (yet) have an
official Bitcoin address that I know of.
However, we're thinking about accepting Bitcoins for donations for
DebConf, our annual conference, so this would be an indirect way of
sending money to Debian, and your donation
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