Eitan Tal wrote:
> 
> Will you accept a donation?

Me? I am just another user of the program like you. I do appreciate
the offer but I think your money would be better spent elsewhere.

The purchase of the IRTC CDRoms really do help the POV-Team and would
be your best course of action - in my opinion.

If you insist you must make a donation to someone may I suggest a
donation to the American Red Cross who will use the money to aid
the people affected by the recent terrorist attacks in America?

-- 
Ken Tyler - POV-Ray Technical Assistance Group

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On Sat, 29 Sep 2001 20:00:03 +0200, Eitan Tal wrote:
>> The POV-Team does not accept cash donations from the users of the program.
>
>Alright, I will get the CDRoms, but why does the Pov-Team don't accept
>donations?

Not speaking officially, but I suspect it's because once money starts 
changing hands you start having to keep track of it and file for nonprofit
status and all sorts of other ugly tax-related things that are further
complicated by the fact that we're spread all over the planet.

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> >> The POV-Team does not accept cash
> >> donations from the users of the program.
> >
> > How come?
>
> see povlegal.doc

what if the CD's had a  minimum suggested price (the current price), however
no upper limit - that way people could buy a CD for what ever they felt like
giving :)


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"Ken" <tyl### [at] pacbellnet> wrote in message
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>
> The purchase of the IRTC CDRoms really do help the POV-Team and would
> be your best course of action - in my opinion.

Should be about time for the 4th CD-ROM, as I patiently await it.  Guessing
that occurs after the end of this year.  Looked at IRTC site and didn't find
info about release times.

Bob H.

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Eitan Tal <eit### [at] netvisionnetil> wrote:
: Will you accept a donation?

  You can send any donations to me.

  (Just joking... ;) )

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"Bob H." wrote:
> 
> "Ken" <tyl### [at] pacbellnet> wrote in message
> news:3BB615AA.2FD96C62@pacbell.net...
> >
> > The purchase of the IRTC CDRoms really do help the POV-Team and would
> > be your best course of action - in my opinion.
> 
> Should be about time for the 4th CD-ROM, as I patiently await it.  Guessing
> that occurs after the end of this year.  Looked at IRTC site and didn't find
> info about release times.

Chris mentioned that it will be delayed this year due to the release of v3.5.

-- 
Ken Tyler

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"Eitan Tal" <eit### [at] netvisionnetil> wrote :
>
> Will you accept a donation?

    I will.

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On Sat, 29 Sep 2001 17:30:58 -0400, "Bill DeWitt"
<bde### [at] cflrrcom> wrote:

>
>"Eitan Tal" <eit### [at] netvisionnetil> wrote :
>>
>> Will you accept a donation?
>
>    I will.

Bill, I got our joke. Hope this makes you happier :)


Peter Popov ICQ : 15002700
Personal e-mail : pet### [at] vipbg
TAG      e-mail : pet### [at] tagpovrayorg

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"Peter Popov" <pet### [at] vipbg> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 29 Sep 2001 17:30:58 -0400, "Bill DeWitt"
> <bde### [at] cflrrcom> wrote:
>
> >
> >"Eitan Tal" <eit### [at] netvisionnetil> wrote :
> >>
> >> Will you accept a donation?
> >
> >    I will.
>
> Bill, I got our joke. Hope this makes you happier :)

    I -am- learning to use a bigger hammer when I tack on a joke.

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> what if the CD's had a  minimum suggested price (the current price),
however
> no upper limit - that way people could buy a CD for what ever they felt
like
> giving :)

Or yet, if what someone is willing to donate amounts to, say, five or six
CDs, they could buy them and give them away. That would have the added
benefit of spreading POV-Ray and IRTC to people that have not yet had the
chance of enjoyng raytracing and would like to do so, given the opportunity.
Well, of course, if the amount to be donated could be translated to 100 or
more IRTC CDs, it could be a problem for one single person finding that many
interested people...

Ruy

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