| *sponsor.txt* For Vim version 7.2. Last change: 2008 Jun 21 |
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| VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar |
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| SPONSOR VIM DEVELOPMENT *sponsor* |
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| Fixing bugs and adding new features takes a lot of time and effort. To show |
| your appreciation for the work and motivate Bram and others to continue |
| working on Vim please send a donation. |
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| Since Bram is back to a paid job the money will now be used to help children |
| in Uganda. See |uganda|. But at the same time donations increase Bram's |
| motivation to keep working on Vim! |
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| For the most recent information about sponsoring look on the Vim web site: |
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| http://www.vim.org/sponsor/ |
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| More explanations can be found in the |sponsor-faq|. |
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| REGISTERED VIM USER *register* |
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| You can become a registered Vim user by sending at least 10 euro. This works |
| similar to sponsoring Vim, see |sponsor| above. Registration was made |
| possible for the situation where your boss or bookkeeper may be willing to |
| register software, but does not like the terms "sponsoring" and "donation". |
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| More explanations can be found in the |register-faq|. |
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| VOTE FOR FEATURES *vote-for-features* |
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| To give registered Vim users and sponsors an advantage over lurkers they can |
| vote for the items Bram should work on. How does this voting work? |
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| 1. You send at least 10 euro. See below for ways to transfer money |
| |send-money|. |
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| 2. You will be e-mailed a registration key. Enter this key on your account |
| page on the Vim website. You can easily create an account if you don't |
| have one yet. |
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| 3. You can enter your votes on the voting page. There is a link to that page |
| on your account page after entering a registration key. Your votes will |
| be counted for two years. |
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| 4. The voting results appear on the results page, which is visible for |
| everybody: http://www.vim.org/sponsor/vote_results.php |
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| Additionally, once you have sent 100 euro or more in total, your name appears |
| in the "Vim hall of honour": http://www.vim.org/sponsor/hall_of_honour.php |
| But only if you enable this on your account page. |
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| HOW TO SEND MONEY *send-money* |
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| Credit card Through PayPal, see the PayPal site for information: |
| https://www.paypal.com/en_US/mrb/pal=XAC62PML3GF8Q |
| The e-mail address for sending sponsorship money is: |
| donate@vim.org |
| The e-mail address for Vim registration is: |
| register@vim.org |
| Using Euro is preferred, other currencies are also accepted. |
| In Euro countries a bank transfer is preferred, this has lower |
| costs. |
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| Other methods See |iccf-donations|. |
| Include "Vim sponsor" or "Vim registration" in the comment of |
| your money transfer. Send me an e-mail that mentions the |
| amount you transferred if you want to vote for features and |
| show others you are a registered Vim user or sponsor. |
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| Cash Small amounts can be sent with ordinary mail. Put something |
| around the money, so that it's not noticeable from the |
| outside. Mention your e-mail address if you want to vote for |
| features and show others you are a registered Vim user or |
| sponsor. |
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| You can use this permanent address: |
| Bram Moolenaar |
| Finsterruetihof 1 |
| 8134 Adliswil |
| Switzerland |
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| QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS *sponsor-faq* *register-faq* |
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| Why should I give money? |
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| If you do not show your appreciation for Vim then Bram will be less motivated |
| to fix bugs and add new features. He will do something else instead. |
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| How much money should I send? |
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| That is up to you. The more you give, the more children will be helped. |
| An indication for individuals that use Vim at home: 10 Euro per year. For |
| professional use: 30 Euro per year per person. Send at least 10 euro to be |
| able to vote for features. |
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| What do I get in return? |
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| Each registered Vim user and sponsor who donates at least 10 euro will be able |
| to vote for new features. These votes will give priority to the work on Vim. |
| The votes are valid for two years. The more money you send the more your |
| votes count |votes-counted|. |
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| If you send 100 Euro or more in total you will be mentioned on the "Vim hall |
| of honour" page on the Vim web site. But only if you enable this on your |
| account page. You can also select whether the amount will be visible. |
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| How do I become a Vim sponsor or registered Vim user? |
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| Send money, as explained above |send-money| and include your e-mail address. |
| When the money has been received you will receive a unique registration key. |
| This key can be used on the Vim website to activate voting on your Vim |
| account. You will then get an extra page where you can vote for features and |
| choose whether others will be able to see that you donated. There is a link |
| to this page on your "My Account" page. |
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| What is the difference between sponsoring and registering? |
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| It has a different name. Use the term "registration" if your boss doesn't |
| like "sponsoring" or "donation". The benefits are the same. |
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| How can I send money? |
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| See |send-money|. Check the web site for the most recent information: |
| http://www.vim.org/sponsor/ |
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| Why don't you use the SourceForge donation system? |
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| SourceForge takes 5% of the donations for themselves. If you want to support |
| SourceForge you can send money to them directly. |
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| I cannot afford to send money, may I still use Vim? |
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| Yes. |
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| I did not register Vim, can I use all available features? |
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| Yes. |
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| I noticed a bug, do I need to register before I can report it? |
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| No, suggestions for improving Vim can always be given. For improvements use |
| the developer |maillist|, for reporting bugs see |bugs|. |
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| How are my votes counted? *votes-counted* |
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| You may vote when you send 10 euro or more. You can enter up to ten votes. |
| You can select the same item several times to give it more points. You can |
| also enter three counter votes, these count as negative points. |
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| When you send 30 euro or more the points are doubled. Above 100 euro they |
| count four times, above 300 euro they count six times, above 1000 euro ten |
| times. |
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| Can I change my votes? |
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| You can change your votes any time you like, up to two years after you |
| sent money. The points will be counted right away. |
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| Can I add an item to vote on? |
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| Not directly. You can suggest items to vote on to Bram. He will consider |
| fitting your item into the list. |
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| How about Charityware? |
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| Currently the Vim donations go to |uganda| anyway. Thus it doesn't matter if |
| you sponsor Vim or ICCF. Except that Vim sponsoring will allow you to vote |
| for features. |
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| I donated $$$, now please add feature XYZ! |
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| There is no direct relation between your donation and the work Bram does. |
| Otherwise you would be paying for work and we would have to pay tax over the |
| donation. If you want to hire Bram for specific work, contact him directly, |
| don't use the donation system. |
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| Are the donations tax deductible? |
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| That depends on your country. The donations to help the children in |Uganda| |
| are tax deductible in Holland, Germany, Canada and in the USA. See the ICCF |
| website http://iccf-holland.org/donate.html. You must send an e-mail to Bram |
| to let him know that the donation is done because of the use of Vim. |
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| Can you send me a bill? |
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| No, because there is no relation between the money you send and the work that |
| is done. But a receipt is possible. |
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