Re: [libreoffice-website] I would say we need to remove Bit coins from donation page

Hi,

Kracked_P_P---webmaster wrote on 2013-11-18 15:24:
> I think with this type of Bad Press and questions, it would be wise to
> remove the Bit Coin option from the donation page.
>
> I do not know what the future of that service will be, but it is "too
> shaky" for LO to "promote it" as a way to donate to our cause.
>
> To be honest, I was never a "fan" of the Bit Coin "service" and did not
> think it was a good idea for alternative to regular ways of "money"
> transfers between people and organizations/companies.

Bitcoins are a rather new mass payment service, which is used mostly by 
experts and "geeks", so to say. We have had _massive_ requests to set it 
up, and have invested quite some time and research into finding a 
payment provider that looks stable and safe.

Some of you might have seen the massive rise in Bitcoin's exchange rate, 
and indeed, it's an interesting phenomenon. That being said, even the 
German tax authorities now consider Bitcoins a valid payment method, 
which I see as a very good sign by itself, as tax authorities are 
usually quite hesitant to these kind of things.

So, while I would not promote Bitcoin as primary and most important 
donation method, I clearly would like to keep it. Rest assured that also 
the other payment methods have their drawbacks and are strange in 
certain aspects... everyone who had to deal with PayPal knows what I 
mean. :-)

Florian

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