On 12:33 Sun 01 Jul , Al Balmer wrote: > On Sun, 01 Jul 2007 09:01:07 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >Quoting "John R. Sowden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > >Enter the amount (in Euros) you would like to donate. When you log in to > >Paypal, it will convert this to your native currency (currently $1.39 for 1 > >Euro). You can find a list of current conversion rates at > >http://www.xe.com/ . > >OpenOffice.org's bank happens to be located in a country that uses Euros - > >not > >everyone uses your native currency. > > > Not everyone uses Euros, either. Surely the site can accept payment in > other currency and convert it to Euros. After all, it's running on a > computer that has no problem with simple arithmetic. > > Making the donation process difficult and confusing is not a good > idea. >
The problem being that the exchange rate changes minute by minute so what happens is that an amount gets quoted, when the bank processes the transaction the rate has changed so the donator (donee?) sees on his/her bank statement something different and starts wondering where the difference has gone. Personally, I have regular payments going out in USD and Euros as well as GBP. Surely it is up to the individual to keep track of where the money is going and what is going out. Regards -- It is often safer to be in chains than to be free. Joseph K --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
