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Re: Software Freedom Conservancy needs our cash

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On Wed, 02 Dec 2015 09:27:36 +0100
Daniel Pocock <daniel@pocock.pro> wrote:

> 
> 
> On 01/12/15 15:17, Raphael Hertzog wrote:
> > On Tue, 01 Dec 2015, Ian Jackson wrote:
> >> Could Debian as a project sign up ?  Conservancy is a 503(c), like
> >> SPI, so perhaps we in Debian could commit a modest regular funding
> >> stream to Conservancy.
> > 
> > +1
> > 
> > We have troubles finding good use of our money. This one should not
> > cause any problem to anyone.
> > 
> 
> Keeping some money in savings is a good use for money, even if it
> doesn't seem like it.  Having a little bit more than needed in reserve
> is always better than having a little bit less than needed.  If reserves
> were too low then there would be extra stress for people whenever making
> decisions about money and at some point that becomes counter-productive.

+1

Also, having such an attitude to money might discourage people from
donating.

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Software Freedom Conservancy needs our cash Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2015-12-01 14:20 +0100
  Re: Software Freedom Conservancy needs our cash Paul Tagliamonte <paultag@debian.org> - 2015-12-01 14:20 +0100
  Re: Software Freedom Conservancy needs our cash Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org> - 2015-12-01 15:20 +0100
    Re: Software Freedom Conservancy needs our cash Stefano Zacchiroli <zack@debian.org> - 2015-12-01 15:40 +0100
      Re: Software Freedom Conservancy needs our cash Stefano Zacchiroli <zack@debian.org> - 2015-12-01 16:00 +0100
        Re: Software Freedom Conservancy needs our cash Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2015-12-01 18:20 +0100
        Re: Software Freedom Conservancy needs our cash Chris Bannister <cbannister@slingshot.co.nz> - 2015-12-02 23:00 +0100
      Re: Software Freedom Conservancy needs our cash Jakub Wilk <jwilk@debian.org> - 2015-12-01 16:00 +0100
      Re: Software Freedom Conservancy needs our cash Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> - 2015-12-01 20:50 +0100
        Re: Software Freedom Conservancy needs our cash Stefano Zacchiroli <zack@debian.org> - 2015-12-01 21:10 +0100
          Re: Software Freedom Conservancy needs our cash Clint Adams <clint@debian.org> - 2015-12-01 21:20 +0100
      Re: Software Freedom Conservancy needs our cash Mehdi Dogguy <mehdi@dogguy.org> - 2015-12-01 23:30 +0100
        Re: Software Freedom Conservancy needs our cash Paul Wise <pabs@debian.org> - 2015-12-02 02:40 +0100
          Re: Software Freedom Conservancy needs our cash "Joel W. Shea" <jwshea@gmail.com> - 2015-12-02 05:40 +0100
          Re: Software Freedom Conservancy needs our cash Mehdi Dogguy <mehdi@dogguy.org> - 2015-12-03 09:00 +0100
            Re: Software Freedom Conservancy needs our cash Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2015-12-22 12:50 +0100
              Re: Software Freedom Conservancy needs our cash Ana Guerrero Lopez <ana@debian.org> - 2015-12-22 14:50 +0100
                Re: Software Freedom Conservancy needs our cash Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2015-12-22 15:00 +0100
      Re: Software Freedom Conservancy needs our cash Daniel Pocock <daniel@pocock.pro> - 2015-12-02 10:30 +0100
    Re: Software Freedom Conservancy needs our cash Daniel Pocock <daniel@pocock.pro> - 2015-12-02 09:30 +0100
      Re: Software Freedom Conservancy needs our cash Riley Baird <BM-2cVqnDuYbAU5do2DfJTrN7ZbAJ246S4XiX@bitmessage.ch> - 2015-12-02 09:50 +0100
  Re: Software Freedom Conservancy needs our cash Andrey Rahmatullin <wrar@debian.org> - 2015-12-01 15:30 +0100
    Re: Software Freedom Conservancy needs our cash Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2015-12-01 16:00 +0100
    Re: Software Freedom Conservancy needs our cash Paul Wise <pabs@debian.org> - 2015-12-01 17:00 +0100
  Re: Software Freedom Conservancy needs our cash "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@galactic.demon.co.uk> - 2015-12-01 21:00 +0100
    Re: Software Freedom Conservancy needs our cash Paul Wise <pabs@debian.org> - 2015-12-02 02:40 +0100

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