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On 12/28/24 6:05 PM, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:
> In comp.os.linux.misc D <nospam@example.net> wrote:
>> On Fri, 27 Dec 2024, Andrzej Matuch wrote:
>>> On 2024-12-27 18:04, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 27 Dec 2024 14:57:55 +0100, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Well, I appreciate that I can get gratis a piece of software that is
>>>>> that good.
>>>>
>>>> If you think Free Software could be better, and you would rather not give
>>>> money to a proprietary company, why not contribute some of that money to
>>>> the development of the Free Software and help make it better?
>>>
>>> Especially since projects like KDE and LibreOffice really need it.
>>
>> Note that money is not the only way to contribute. Even by using the
>> software you contribute,


   Well ... "using" doesn't buy much coffee ....

   The prob is the usual WAYS of donating - they do not
   seem remotely secure these days. No, I'm not gonna
   put my card number into some, MAYbe legit, website.

   A mail address you can send a money-order or something
   to would feel much better.