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you say 'before _collecting_ donations'. just don't _collect_ if you don't want to.

by hippich 12y ago

keithpeter 12y ago
soliciting contributions in UK. Moot point as to how someone else soliciting a contribution on your behalf without your permission is seen. I think that people who set Web services up really need to think about what territory the service is designed to operate in and which legal system(s) they have the time and resources to examine.
- arsenische 12y ago
  we are not collecting or soliciting a contribution on someone's behalf.
  - hack_edu 12y ago
    Could you add a few more words to explain your interpretations of those terms in practice here? The rest of the folks in the thread and on the Github issue are exploring what those terms mean. I'm not seeing you provide much insight or rationale into your interpretations beyond a simple "No, we are not."
  - keithpeter 12y ago
    How are we failing to make clear the reasons behind the reaction to your work? How are we failing to make clear the various suggestions for making your work actually useful instead of potentially harmful to the projects you claim to be trying to help?
  - exDM69 12y ago
    In the face of my local legislation, you are. That would mean trouble for me.
  - waterlesscloud 12y ago
    I might buy that you're not soliciting contributions on someone's behalf, at least in a razor-thin distinction kind of way. But as much as I try to contort it, I can't see how you aren't accepting a contribution on someone's behalf.
  - lotsofmangos 12y ago
    "Donate bitcoins to open source projects or make commits and get tips for it." "How does it work? People donate bitcoins to projects. When someone's commit is accepted into the project repository, we automatically tip the author." from here - https://tip4commit.com/ https://tip4commit.com/ --- Yes you are.
exDM69 12y ago
I should have said: you need permit before asking for donations (corrected in GP). As I said, if my projects were listed on this site, I could face criminal charges, regardless whether any money ever changes hands.

you say 'before _collecting_ donations'. just don't _collect_ if you don't want to.

by hippich 12y ago

you say 'before _collecting_ donations'. just don't _collect_ if you don't want to.

soliciting contributions in UK. Moot point as to how someone else soliciting a contribution on your behalf without your permission is seen. I think that people who set Web services up really need to think about what territory the service is designed to operate in and which legal system(s) they have the time and resources to examine.

arsenische 12y ago
we are not collecting or soliciting a contribution on someone's behalf.
- hack_edu 12y ago
  Could you add a few more words to explain your interpretations of those terms in practice here? The rest of the folks in the thread and on the Github issue are exploring what those terms mean. I'm not seeing you provide much insight or rationale into your interpretations beyond a simple "No, we are not."
- keithpeter 12y ago
  How are we failing to make clear the reasons behind the reaction to your work? How are we failing to make clear the various suggestions for making your work actually useful instead of potentially harmful to the projects you claim to be trying to help?
- exDM69 12y ago
  In the face of my local legislation, you are. That would mean trouble for me.
- waterlesscloud 12y ago
  I might buy that you're not soliciting contributions on someone's behalf, at least in a razor-thin distinction kind of way. But as much as I try to contort it, I can't see how you aren't accepting a contribution on someone's behalf.
- lotsofmangos 12y ago
  "Donate bitcoins to open source projects or make commits and get tips for it." "How does it work? People donate bitcoins to projects. When someone's commit is accepted into the project repository, we automatically tip the author." from here - https://tip4commit.com/ https://tip4commit.com/ --- Yes you are.

exDM69 12y ago

I should have said: you need permit before asking for donations (corrected in GP). As I said, if my projects were listed on this site, I could face criminal charges, regardless whether any money ever changes hands.