Re: Links to javascript-based websites from orgmode.org: Paypal and Github

[Tim Cross <theophilusx@gmail.com>]

"Dr. Arne Babenhauserheide" <arne_bab@web.de> writes:

> [[PGP Signed Part:Undecided]]
>
> Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org> writes:
>
>> [[[ To any NSA and FBI agents reading my email: please consider    ]]]
>> [[[ whether defending the US Constitution against all enemies,     ]]]
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>>
>>   > AFAIU, there are no nonfree payment services, except some crypto
>>   > payments.
>>
>> In Europe, at least, there is bank transfer.  If you go to a bank
>> branch, I think, you can do transfers to someone else's account without
>> running any particular software.
>
> This is becoming harder and harder, because banks push everyone to use
> onlinebanking — with non-free apps and non-free Javascript. And it costs
> money: A bank transfer by going to the branch is nowadays more expensive
> than the amount people usually donate per month.
>

Yes, in Australia, there are many rural towns which no longer have any
local bank branch at all. You might have to travel 100s of miles to
reach a bank branch office (and there won't be any public transport
either). The push is very much towards on-line services and I very much
doubt there is a single bank in Australia which doesn't use non-free
Javascript in their interface.

Still, my main point, which I note RMS did not comment on, is that if
the FSF can have a link to Paypal (with a note stating it is not
recommended), then I don't see why a GNU project cannot do similar. All
that is necessary is to provide an alternative, which could be as simple
as a postal address to send donations to. Concerns over privacy of the
address can be dealt with by using a post box or a mail service, though
I don't see any major issue to be concerned about wrt a mail address.