Mark Ryan wrote:
I've heard a lot of horror stories about Paypal.
And considering
that by using PayPal, we're basically paying eBay a percentage
of donations we receive, I reckon it'd be a good idea to look at
alternatives every now and then.
When Richard Stallman visited my town and gave a speech, I asked
him if he saw any freedom issue with Paypal's dominance, i.e. if
he felt a need to fight for the establishment of an alternative.
He didn't seem to think so. Indeed,
www.fsf.org receives
donations using Paypal and credit cards,
https://www.fsf.org/associate/support_freedom/donate
I'm not following every move and idea of RMS, but if there really
was a problem, I guess he would know and be concerned.
I agree we should keep our eyes open for alternatives, but the
need doesn't seem to be urgent.
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Lars Aronsson (lars(a)aronsson.se)
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