Kermit Project donations
Frank da Cruz
fdc@kermitproject.org
The Open-Source Kermit Project
Bronx NY
31 July 2020
For 30 years, I was paid to write, maintain, and document software such
as
Kermit. Now in retirement, I have to
pay
to do the same thing: Internet access, DNS registration, computers and
accessories, home office and utilities.
Furthermore, besides continuing development of
C-Kermit (the Kermit software for Linux,
Mac OS X, FreeBSD, NetBSD, etc) and maintenance of the Open Source
Kermit website, I've also been working since 2013 on a project to uncover
the deeply hidden history of FDR's
New Deal in New York City
1933-43, a vast project involving travel, photography, cameras,
commercial software (e.g. Photoshop), and research; the latter requiring
purchase of books, subscriptions to newpaper archives, etc. I'm also
responsible for a number of other popular Internet resources —
history of computing, 1968 student uprising, US Army bases in postwar
Germany, international postal addressing, etc —
see my
home page for a list and links.
If you find any of this material useful, your contribution will not only
help me to continue, but also give me some indication of the level of
interest in these projects. If an unexpectedly large amount of money comes
in, it could go towards paying a Windows programmer to complete the
long-delayed release of Kermit 95 for
Microsoft Windows as free software (I can't do it myself because
I'm not a Windows programmer).
Two ways to help
1. Amazon
The
first way doesn't even cost you any money; simply use this URL
whenever you go to Amazon.com:
https://www.amazon.com/?tag=frankdacruz-20
Then if you buy anything during your Amazon session, I get a small referral
commission, usually 4% or less; Amazon pays this, not you. This also
happens automatically if you follow explicit links in my pages to Amazon,
e.g. to order a book from a References list. I don't track these
transactions, nor would I have a way to; none of your information comes to
me.
2. Paypal
The
second way is to make a donation via
PayPal. The screenshots below
show the donation steps. PayPal says "Donate to fdc@columbia.edu" because
that's my PayPal ID. I don't (and can't) track these either, but in the
second or third step you can add a note if you wish, indicating which
project you are donating towards, e.g. Kermit or New Deal.
PayPal screenshots (click each one to enlarge):
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1. Initial screen
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2. Enter amount
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3. Confirm
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4. Acknowledgement
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