88SPONSOR VIM DEVELOPMENT *sponsor*
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1010Fixing bugs and adding new features takes a lot of time and effort. To show
11- your appreciation for the work and motivate Bram and others to continue
12- working on Vim please send a donation.
11+ your appreciation for the work and motivate developers to continue working on
12+ Vim please send a donation.
1313
14- Since Bram does not need the money it will be used to help children in Uganda,
15- see | uganda | . Donations increase Bram's motivation to keep working on Vim!
14+ The money you donated will be mainly used to help children in Uganda. See
15+ | uganda | . But at the same time donations increase the development team
16+ motivation to keep working on Vim!
1617
1718For the most recent information about sponsoring look on the Vim web site:
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@@ -33,22 +34,12 @@ More explanations can be found in the |register-faq|.
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3435VOTE FOR FEATURES *vote-for-features*
3536
36- To give registered Vim users and sponsors an advantage over lurkers they can
37- vote for the items Bram should work on. How does this voting work?
37+ Note: Voting for features has been discontinued since the passing of | Bram | in
38+ 2023. The following two links still work, but they are no longer updated. So
39+ they now only provide a historic view as of summer 2023.
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39- 1. You send at least 10 euro. See below for ways to transfer money
40- | send-money | .
41-
42- 2. You will be e-mailed a registration key. Enter this key on your account
43- page on the Vim website. You can easily create an account if you don't
44- have one yet.
45-
46- 3. You can enter your votes on the voting page. There is a link to that page
47- on your account page after entering a registration key. Your votes will
48- be counted for two years.
49-
50- 4. The voting results appear on the results page, which is visible for
51- everybody: http://www.vim.org/sponsor/vote_results.php
41+ The voting results appear on the results page, which is visible for everybody:
42+ http://www.vim.org/sponsor/vote_results.php
5243
5344Additionally, once you have sent 100 euro or more in total, your name appears
5445in the "Vim hall of honour": http://www.vim.org/sponsor/hall_of_honour.php
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7970Why should I give money?
8071
81- If you do not show your appreciation for Vim then Bram will be less motivated
82- to fix bugs and add new features. He will do something else instead.
72+ If you do not show your appreciation for Vim, the development team will be
73+ less motivated to fix bugs and add new features. They will do something else
74+ instead.
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8476
8577How much money should I send?
@@ -90,18 +82,6 @@ professional use: 30 Euro per year per person. Send at least 10 euro to be
9082able to vote for features.
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93- What do I get in return?
94-
95- Each registered Vim user and sponsor who donates at least 10 euro will be able
96- to vote for new features. These votes will give priority to the work on Vim.
97- The votes are valid for two years. The more money you send the more your
98- votes count | votes-counted | .
99-
100- If you send 100 Euro or more in total you will be mentioned on the "Vim hall
101- of honour" page on the Vim web site. But only if you enable this on your
102- account page. You can also select whether the amount will be visible.
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104-
10585How do I become a Vim sponsor or registered Vim user?
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10787Send money, as explained above | send-money | and include your e-mail address.
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146126the developer | maillist | , for reporting bugs see | bugs | .
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149- How are my votes counted? *votes-counted*
150-
151- You may vote when you send 10 euro or more. You can enter up to ten votes.
152- You can select the same item several times to give it more points. You can
153- also enter three counter votes, these count as negative points.
154-
155- When you send 30 euro or more the points are doubled. Above 100 euro they
156- count four times, above 300 euro they count six times, above 1000 euro ten
157- times.
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159-
160- Can I change my votes?
161-
162- You can change your votes any time you like, up to two years after you
163- sent money. The points will be counted right away.
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165-
166- Can I add an item to vote on?
167-
168- Not directly. You can suggest items to vote on to Bram. He will consider
169- fitting your item into the list.
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171-
172129How about Charityware?
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174131Currently the Vim donations go to | uganda | anyway. Thus it doesn't matter if
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179136I donated $$$, now please add feature XYZ!
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181- There is no direct relation between your donation and the work Bram does.
182- Otherwise you would be paying for work and we would have to pay tax over the
183- donation. If you want to hire Bram for specific work, contact him directly,
184- don't use the donation system.
138+ There is no direct relation between your donation and the work developers
139+ does. Otherwise you would be paying for work and we would have to pay tax
140+ over the donation. If you want to hire one of the developers for specific
141+ work, contact them directly, don't use the donation system.
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186143
187144Are the donations tax deductible?
188145
189146That depends on your country. The donations to help the children in | Uganda |
190147are tax deductible in Holland, Germany, Canada and in the USA. See the ICCF
191- website http://iccf-holland.org/donate.html . You must send an e-mail to Bram
192- to let him know that the donation is done because of the use of Vim.
148+ website http://iccf-holland.org/donate.html .
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194150
195151Can you send me a bill?
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