Different way for donations from GB to FSFE

Dear Tom,
Dear friends of lwn,

Due to your great support we feel an upcoming problem: Lots of people
want to support us - but bank transfers from GB to the Euro-Zone are
quite expensive. For that reason we have set up a different possibility
for donations from Britain to FSFE. It would be great if you could
pubish it.

thanks and kind regards 

JJ



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              Donations to the FSFE in the United Kingdom

Due to substantial bank fees charged for international money transfers,
small donations or standing orders are too expensive to be sent directly
to the Free Software Foundation Europe bank account. To rectify this,
FSFE in July 2004 entered into an agreement with UK based associate
organisation AFFS to collect donations and transfer them in larger
batches.

FSFE welcomes donations through the simple interface at:
http://www.fsfeurope.org/help/donate-2004-uk.en.html
(only bank cards from the UK are accepted*)

FSFE is doing a precious job in defending free software and digital
freedom in Europe.
http://www.fsfeurope.org/news/2004/news-20040701.en.html

[*] Donors must hold a valid debit card issued by a UK bank or a valid
credit card where statements are sent to his/her UK home address.

About the Free Software Foundation Europe

   The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) is a charitable
   non-governmental organization dedicated to all aspects of Free
   Software in Europe. Access to software determines who may participate
   in a digital society. Therefore the freedoms to use, copy, modify and
   redistribute software - as described in the Free Software definition-
   allow equal participation in the information age. Creating awareness
   for these issues, securing Free Software politically and legally, and
   giving people freedom by supporting development of Free Software are
   central issues of the FSF Europe, which was founded in 2001 as the
   European sister organization of the Free Software Foundation in the
   United States.

   Further information: http://www.fsfeurope.org

About the Association For Free Software

   AFFS is a membership organisation which promotes Free Software to 
   users, business and government. Our aims work towards continuing Free
   Software for the UK and increasing public understanding of Free 
   Software.

   The term "Free Software" refers to four kinds of freedom for the
   users of a program:

         * The freedom to run the program, for any purpose;
         * The freedom to study how the program works, and adapt it to
        your needs (Access to the source code is a precondition for
        this);
         * The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your 
        neighbour;
         * The freedom to improve the program, and release your 
        improvements to the public, so that the whole community benefits
        (Access to the source code is a precondition for this).

   Please contact AFFS at www.affs.org.uk, frontdesk@affs.org.uk or 
   0709 226 5751


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