As this is about a crypto project, wouldn't it be adequate to accept payments in crypto currencies?
Rgds Richard On Don, 2013-12-19 at 11:08 +0100, Werner Koch wrote: > GnuPG encryption project launches crowdfunding campaign > > Today GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG) has launched its first crowdfunding > campaign [1] with the aim of building a new website and long term > infrastructure. The 24.000 EUR target will fund: > > - Fresh web interfaces for gnupg.org including mobile > - Completion and release of GnuPG 2.1 > - Anonymous Tor network access to the website > - A new user friendly download page suitable for all devices > - A new server for web services > - New pages convening external guides, videos, and handbooks > - Facilities for processing recurring donations for long > term project support > > Project founder and Lead Developer Werner Koch said “GnuPG has > seen a huge upsurge in popularity following recent state spying > revelations. After 16 years of continuous development, we are now > asking for community support to capitalise on consumer demand for > privacy, and make GnuPG easy to access for mainstream audiences”. > > GnuPG is one of the few tools remaining above suspicion in the wake > of leaked NSA documents. Edward Snowden and his contacts including > Bruce Schneier switched to GnuPG when they began handling the secret > documents earlier this year [2]. The Wall Street Journal, The > Committee to Protect Journalists, and ProPublica [3] have all embraced > GnuPG for protection of staff and sources. Phil Zimmermann, original > inventor of Pretty Good Privacy (PGP), has also moved to GnuPG in > wake of the news. > > “GnuPG is a key part of modern privacy infrastructure” said Sam Tuke, > Campaign Manager, GnuPG. “Millions of users rely on GnuPG to work > securely on servers, laptops and smartphones, but 2013 donations > totaling 3.000 EUR to date have not even covered fixed costs. > Supporting new algorithms like elliptical curve and fixing newfound > exploits fast takes a lot of work which is done voluntarily. Now is the > time for people to contribute to making GnuPG slick and more sustainable > in future”. > > Jacob Appelbaum, Tor Project developer, added “GnuPG is important - it > allows us the assurances we need to do our work. Community funding is a > critical part of a confident outlook for GnuPG in future.” > > > For further information, please contact Sam Tuke. > Email: samtuke [at] gnupg.org > Phone: +49 176 81923811 > > > [1] <http://goteo.org/project/gnupg-new-website-and-infrastructure> > [2] > <http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/05/nsa-how-to-remain-secure-surveillance> > [3] <http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/hacks_hackers_security_for_jou.php> > > == About GNU Privacy Guard == > > GnuPG is a leading cryptography app that protects emails and data from > interception. It is developed by a community of Free Software engineers > led by Werner Koch. GnuPG is used and recommended by the world’s top > security experts, including Bruce Schneier and Phil Zimmermann. It > offers best in class privacy free of charge and restriction. Hundreds of > companies have integrated GnuPG into their products to perform mission > critical security, including Red Hat, Deutsche Bahn, and many others. > > http://gnupg.org > >
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