[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Web site updates: Copyright notice and Donation links

[Steve Wills]

I too am anxious to help test the donate button.  My cats have offered some of their kibbies as well!  

A link to a donation page with the various options makes the most sense to me for sure.

Happy to help flush out links as needed!

Congratulations you Evergreenies
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From: open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org [open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of Lori Bowen Ayre [lori.ayre at galecia.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 3:24 PM
To: Evergreen Discussion Group
Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Web site updates: Copyright notice and Donation links

Thanks, Dan.  I'm in favor of the footer changes you recommend. And I'd like to see the same thing on the Evergreen OPACs.

Shall we have one "Donate" button link to a webpage that provides all of the options available for donating (with an explanation of why one might choose one option over another).

Lori







On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 11:53 AM, Dan Scott <dan at coffeecode.net<mailto:dan at coffeecode.net>> wrote:
Hi, I'd like to suggest the following changes to the Evergreen web site.

1) Change the footer of the web site from "© 2008 GPLS | Partially
funded by the Library Services & Technology Act through the Institute of
Museum and Library Services." to "© 2008-2011 GPLS and others" as there
have been many contributors from outside of GPLS to the current web
site - at the same time, this enables us to recognize GPLS for
originating the Evergreen project.

Ideally "and others" would actually list who holds copyright over the
website content, but that's probably a crazy pipedream that only a
lawyer would chase :)

2) Now that the fiscal sponsorship agreement with the Software Freedom
Conservancy is official, replace the getting-long-in-the-tooth
Conference logo with "Donate" links, per the following information from
Bradley Kuhn, director of the Software Freedom Conservancy:

"""
You can begin soliciting donations via your website (and
elsewhere).
    Here are the methods we support:

      (a) Online services: PayPal and Google Checkout
          There are custom HTML for each at the bottom of this email;
          please place them anywhere you like on our project's website.
          Please note that fees are high for PayPal and Google Checkout,
          so if you can, encourage your donors to send checks.

      (b) Donations by check.
            We can accept check donations drawn in USD from banks in
            the USA. (Donations from banks outside of the US or not in
            USD should be handled by wire).

            Ask donors to make the check payable to
            "Software Freedom Conservancy, Inc."
            and to place "Directed donation: PROJECT NAME" in the memo
            field.  Checks should then be mailed to:
                  Software Freedom Conservancy, Inc.
                  137 Montague ST  STE 380
                  BROOKLYN, NY 11201             USA

      (c) Donations by wire.
            We can accept donations via wire, but we usually send the
            the instructions on a case-by-case basis as they are
            different depending on the country of origin.  Please just
            note that donors wishing to send a wire contact
            <accounting at sfconservancy.org<mailto:accounting at sfconservancy.org>>.
"""

The complete content for donating problem deserves its own (short!)
page so that we can add "Donate" under the now-ambiguous "Contribute"
drop down header.

Also, please find the HTML for the donate links attached.