[Qgis-psc] Bitcoins

[Tim Sutton]

Hi

+0 I don't really have any opinion about this except from what I hear the
currency value fluctuates wildly....

Regards

Tim


On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 9:36 AM, Paolo Cavallini <cavallini at faunalia.it>wrote:

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> Hi all.
> I have been suggested QGIS should accept Bitcoins. I do not know much
> about it, but
> apparently it offers the following pros:
> - - more independence from commercial payment providers (PP here) to
> accept global
> payments
> - - decentralised so free of censorship
> - - encourage new communities to donate (BTC community here)
> - - it is uncomplicated to support it (install client, create address,
> share
> address,collect money, ...)
> - - show support/respect of another open project .
>
> The money can be withdrawn with 1% overhead, or can be used for (sometimes
> weird)
> services:
> https://www.spendbitcoins.com/places/
>
> I do not have a strong position, but it seems a good thing.
> Opinions welcome.
> All the best.
> - --
> Paolo Cavallini - Faunalia
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> Full contact details at www.faunalia.eu/pc
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