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Gnome made more than 60k from this, while Groupon declined their plans. Flawless victory?

• venomsnake 12y ago
  IANAL but I think it will be nightmare for their accountants. There should be some safeguards in the law that you cannot easily re purpose solicited donations for a cause.
  • lbearl 12y ago
    IAANAL but I'm pretty sure the way it works in the US is that donations go to the organization and can be used for any purpose, even if they were originally solicited for a specific purpose.
  • jaaron 12y ago
    It's sad that this was the first time I donated to GNOME given how much I've used their software in the past. I certainly don't regret the donation regardless of how it is used.
  • rectang 12y ago
    The GNOME folks considered that in their solicitation. From <http://gnome.org/groupon/> http://gnome.org/groupon/>: If we are able to defend the mark without spending this amount, we will use the remaining funds to bolster and improve GNOME. I donated, and I'm pleased that they exhibited such forethought and will still be able to make good use of the funds.