Walter Bright wrote: > On 7/4/2011 1:50 AM, Johann MacDonagh wrote: >> On 7/3/2011 10:11 PM, Walter Bright wrote: >>> What do you all think? $0? $4.99? $9.99? >> >> What about skipping Amazon and putting it up on >> d-programming-language.org and ask for donations? I think Paypal will >> handle the processing for you for free if you show you're not doing it >> for profit. > > People at the airport press a "free gift" on me, and then harangue me for > a donation. I think that's the wrong image for D. People shouldn't be made > to feel guilty about using D and not making a donation. I know it would > turn me off, at least.
You can do it in a tasteful manner, without playing the guilt card. A price- pot for competitions sounds like a good idea. Think of it this way: you enable people to contribute to D with money instead of time and expertise, something that is not that easy to do right now.