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  • P peterchen

    In the light of the previous thread - What project that is free to use have you donated to recently?

    Personally, I love the idea that Raymond spends his nights posting bad regexs to mailing lists under the pseudonym of Jane Smith. He'd be like a super hero, only more nerdy and less useful. [Trevel]
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    Lost User
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    The food bank. Cheers, Drew.

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    • P peterchen

      In the light of the previous thread - What project that is free to use have you donated to recently?

      Personally, I love the idea that Raymond spends his nights posting bad regexs to mailing lists under the pseudonym of Jane Smith. He'd be like a super hero, only more nerdy and less useful. [Trevel]
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      Dario Solera
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      Paint.NET, InfraRecorder, TortoiseSVN. I prefer to donate to niche projects as they're less likely to get donations. But yet again, how can a few dozen Euros/Dollars a month can make the least difference?

      If you truly believe you need to pick a mobile phone that "says something" about your personality, don't bother. You don't have a personality. A mental illness, maybe - but not a personality. - Charlie Brooker My Photos/CP Flickr Group - ScrewTurn Wiki v3

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      • P peterchen

        In the light of the previous thread - What project that is free to use have you donated to recently?

        Personally, I love the idea that Raymond spends his nights posting bad regexs to mailing lists under the pseudonym of Jane Smith. He'd be like a super hero, only more nerdy and less useful. [Trevel]
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        Chris Austin
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        Every year I volunteer as a cook and server at the food bank for Thanksgiving. Also, I give to them monthly. And earlier this year I donated to Arch Linux.

        And above all things, never think that you're not good enough yourself. A man should never think that. My belief is that in life people will take you at your own reckoning. --Isaac Asimov Avoid the crowd. Do your own thinking independently. Be the chess player, not the chess piece. --Ralph Charell

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        • D Dario Solera

          Paint.NET, InfraRecorder, TortoiseSVN. I prefer to donate to niche projects as they're less likely to get donations. But yet again, how can a few dozen Euros/Dollars a month can make the least difference?

          If you truly believe you need to pick a mobile phone that "says something" about your personality, don't bother. You don't have a personality. A mental illness, maybe - but not a personality. - Charlie Brooker My Photos/CP Flickr Group - ScrewTurn Wiki v3

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          Dan Neely
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          Dario Solera wrote:

          But yet again, how can a few dozen Euros/Dollars a month can make the least difference?

          It pays their hosting bill for the month...

          3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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          • P peterchen

            In the light of the previous thread - What project that is free to use have you donated to recently?

            Personally, I love the idea that Raymond spends his nights posting bad regexs to mailing lists under the pseudonym of Jane Smith. He'd be like a super hero, only more nerdy and less useful. [Trevel]
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            Rajesh R Subramanian
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            It doesn't count as a "free project", but my donation goes to CRY (all the time). Another recent one was for Enable India[^] I'll donate to Wikipedia too (that banner makes me feel so guilty every time I use it :-O ).

            “Follow your bliss.” – Joseph Campbell

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            • D Dario Solera

              Paint.NET, InfraRecorder, TortoiseSVN. I prefer to donate to niche projects as they're less likely to get donations. But yet again, how can a few dozen Euros/Dollars a month can make the least difference?

              If you truly believe you need to pick a mobile phone that "says something" about your personality, don't bother. You don't have a personality. A mental illness, maybe - but not a personality. - Charlie Brooker My Photos/CP Flickr Group - ScrewTurn Wiki v3

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              peterchen
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              At least for the time being it is a motivation more than an reimbursement. I generally think that the majority of development would not be commercially viable - look at the manhours that just went into creating and maintaining the Top 10 library articles here, and consider how many apps were built on top of it. I do hope that my post will motivate a few to donate to their favorite project, sooner or later.

              Personally, I love the idea that Raymond spends his nights posting bad regexs to mailing lists under the pseudonym of Jane Smith. He'd be like a super hero, only more nerdy and less useful. [Trevel]
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              • P peterchen

                In the light of the previous thread - What project that is free to use have you donated to recently?

                Personally, I love the idea that Raymond spends his nights posting bad regexs to mailing lists under the pseudonym of Jane Smith. He'd be like a super hero, only more nerdy and less useful. [Trevel]
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                Pete OHanlon
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                Regrettably, I don't donate to open source projects, what with donating to charities such as the National Deaf Society, The Childrens Society, PDSA and quite a few more. I'm kind of tapped out in the donations stakes.

                "WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith

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                • P peterchen

                  In the light of the previous thread - What project that is free to use have you donated to recently?

                  Personally, I love the idea that Raymond spends his nights posting bad regexs to mailing lists under the pseudonym of Jane Smith. He'd be like a super hero, only more nerdy and less useful. [Trevel]
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                  CaptainSeeSharp
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                  Sucker.

                  Watch the Fall of the Republic (High Quality 2:24:19)[^]

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                  • P peterchen

                    In the light of the previous thread - What project that is free to use have you donated to recently?

                    Personally, I love the idea that Raymond spends his nights posting bad regexs to mailing lists under the pseudonym of Jane Smith. He'd be like a super hero, only more nerdy and less useful. [Trevel]
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                    Dr Walt Fair PE
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                    I always wondered who donated to those things.

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                    Walt Fair, Jr., P. E. Comport Computing Specializing in Technical Engineering Software

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                    • C Chris Austin

                      Every year I volunteer as a cook and server at the food bank for Thanksgiving. Also, I give to them monthly. And earlier this year I donated to Arch Linux.

                      And above all things, never think that you're not good enough yourself. A man should never think that. My belief is that in life people will take you at your own reckoning. --Isaac Asimov Avoid the crowd. Do your own thinking independently. Be the chess player, not the chess piece. --Ralph Charell

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                      Garth J Lancaster
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                      love the quotes in your Sig Chris - never noticed them before (or do they get changed ?) 'g'

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                      • P peterchen

                        In the light of the previous thread - What project that is free to use have you donated to recently?

                        Personally, I love the idea that Raymond spends his nights posting bad regexs to mailing lists under the pseudonym of Jane Smith. He'd be like a super hero, only more nerdy and less useful. [Trevel]
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                        _Damian S_
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                        It's not a project as such, but I donate a considerable amount of my time, energy and money to Camp Quality. Tangible, and making a difference. ;-)

                        I don't have ADHD, I have ADOS... Attention Deficit oooh SHINY!! Booger Mobile (n) - A bright green 1964 Ford Falcon - our entry into the Camp Quality esCarpade!! Do something wonderful - make a donation to Camp Quality today!!

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                        • G Garth J Lancaster

                          love the quotes in your Sig Chris - never noticed them before (or do they get changed ?) 'g'

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                          Chris Austin
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                          Garth J Lancaster wrote:

                          love the quotes in your Sig Chris - never noticed them before (or do they get changed ?)

                          Thanks. I do change them occasionally when I come across a gem that registers with me.

                          And above all things, never think that you're not good enough yourself. A man should never think that. My belief is that in life people will take you at your own reckoning. --Isaac Asimov Avoid the crowd. Do your own thinking independently. Be the chess player, not the chess piece. --Ralph Charell

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                          • C CaptainSeeSharp

                            Sucker.

                            Watch the Fall of the Republic (High Quality 2:24:19)[^]

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                            Rajesh R Subramanian
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                            CaptainSeeSharp wrote:

                            Sucker

                            The question was not "Who are you". The question was "what have you donated to".

                            “Follow your bliss.” – Joseph Campbell

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                            • P peterchen

                              In the light of the previous thread - What project that is free to use have you donated to recently?

                              Personally, I love the idea that Raymond spends his nights posting bad regexs to mailing lists under the pseudonym of Jane Smith. He'd be like a super hero, only more nerdy and less useful. [Trevel]
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                              L e g i 0 n
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                              wikipedia

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                              • P peterchen

                                In the light of the previous thread - What project that is free to use have you donated to recently?

                                Personally, I love the idea that Raymond spends his nights posting bad regexs to mailing lists under the pseudonym of Jane Smith. He'd be like a super hero, only more nerdy and less useful. [Trevel]
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                                nrkn
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                                I've tried to donate to Wikipedia a couple of times, but their system never accepts my credit card for some reason. Only place I've ever had trouble with it.

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                                • R Rajesh R Subramanian

                                  CaptainSeeSharp wrote:

                                  Sucker

                                  The question was not "Who are you". The question was "what have you donated to".

                                  “Follow your bliss.” – Joseph Campbell

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                                  :laugh:

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                                  • P Pete OHanlon

                                    Regrettably, I don't donate to open source projects, what with donating to charities such as the National Deaf Society, The Childrens Society, PDSA and quite a few more. I'm kind of tapped out in the donations stakes.

                                    "WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith

                                    As Braveheart once said, "You can take our freedom but you'll never take our Hobnobs!" - Martin Hughes.

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                                    peterchen
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                                    Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

                                    I don't donate to open source projects, what with donating to charities

                                    I find these things equivalent, in a way :) Our benefit from open source projects may be more direct than the benefit from the efforts of charities, but the pattern is similar.

                                    Personally, I love the idea that Raymond spends his nights posting bad regexs to mailing lists under the pseudonym of Jane Smith. He'd be like a super hero, only more nerdy and less useful. [Trevel]
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                                    • D Dr Walt Fair PE

                                      I always wondered who donated to those things.

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                                      peterchen
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                                      I hadn't seen me donating to a high-profile project such as wikipedia a month ago. I'm ambivalent about it because it's kind of "replacing the internet" - but the donaiton was for the times I look up a specific algorithm, formula or scinetific term. There are few places on the internet that have the necessary amount of rigor yet attempt to be accessible to a layman.

                                      Personally, I love the idea that Raymond spends his nights posting bad regexs to mailing lists under the pseudonym of Jane Smith. He'd be like a super hero, only more nerdy and less useful. [Trevel]
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                                      • D Dario Solera

                                        Paint.NET, InfraRecorder, TortoiseSVN. I prefer to donate to niche projects as they're less likely to get donations. But yet again, how can a few dozen Euros/Dollars a month can make the least difference?

                                        If you truly believe you need to pick a mobile phone that "says something" about your personality, don't bother. You don't have a personality. A mental illness, maybe - but not a personality. - Charlie Brooker My Photos/CP Flickr Group - ScrewTurn Wiki v3

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                                        c2423
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                                        I take it you are speaking from experience here? Chris

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                                        • P peterchen

                                          In the light of the previous thread - What project that is free to use have you donated to recently?

                                          Personally, I love the idea that Raymond spends his nights posting bad regexs to mailing lists under the pseudonym of Jane Smith. He'd be like a super hero, only more nerdy and less useful. [Trevel]
                                          | FoldWithUs! | sighist | µLaunch - program launcher for server core and hyper-v server

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                                          c2423
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                                          I'm very tight for money at the moment, but as soon as I have any spare I will donate to ScrewTurn wiki. I use it all the time, aside from 1 issue I have had recently it "just works" (not something I say lightly), and Dario has given support in the forums when I have tried to fix the 1 problem I have had. For free. I would recommend that anybody looking for their own wiki take a look at it, and donate some money when they find that they like it :) Chris

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