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1 *sponsor.txt* For Vim version 8.1. Last change: 2008 Jun 21
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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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8 SPONSOR VIM DEVELOPMENT *sponsor*
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10 Fixing bugs and adding new features takes a lot of time and effort. To show
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11 your appreciation for the work and motivate Bram and others to continue
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12 working on Vim please send a donation.
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14 Since Bram is back to a paid job the money will now be used to help children
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15 in Uganda. See |uganda|. But at the same time donations increase Bram's
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18 For the most recent information about sponsoring look on the Vim web site:
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20 http://www.vim.org/sponsor/
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22 More explanations can be found in the |sponsor-faq|.
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25 REGISTERED VIM USER *register*
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27 You can become a registered Vim user by sending at least 10 euro. This works
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28 similar to sponsoring Vim, see |sponsor| above. Registration was made
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29 possible for the situation where your boss or bookkeeper may be willing to
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30 register software, but does not like the terms "sponsoring" and "donation".
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32 More explanations can be found in the |register-faq|.
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35 VOTE FOR FEATURES *vote-for-features*
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37 To give registered Vim users and sponsors an advantage over lurkers they can
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38 vote for the items Bram should work on. How does this voting work?
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40 1. You send at least 10 euro. See below for ways to transfer money
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41 |send-money|.
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43 2. You will be e-mailed a registration key. Enter this key on your account
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44 page on the Vim website. You can easily create an account if you don't
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45 have one yet.
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47 3. You can enter your votes on the voting page. There is a link to that page
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48 on your account page after entering a registration key. Your votes will
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49 be counted for two years.
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51 4. The voting results appear on the results page, which is visible for
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52 everybody: http://www.vim.org/sponsor/vote_results.php
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54 Additionally, once you have sent 100 euro or more in total, your name appears
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55 in the "Vim hall of honour": http://www.vim.org/sponsor/hall_of_honour.php
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56 But only if you enable this on your account page.
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59 HOW TO SEND MONEY *send-money*
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61 Credit card Through PayPal, see the PayPal site for information:
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62 https://www.paypal.com/en_US/mrb/pal=XAC62PML3GF8Q
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63 The e-mail address for sending sponsorship money is:
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64 donate@vim.org
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65 The e-mail address for Vim registration is:
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66 register@vim.org
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67 Using Euro is preferred, other currencies are also accepted.
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68 In Euro countries a bank transfer is preferred, this has lower
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69 costs.
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72 Include "Vim sponsor" or "Vim registration" in the comment of
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73 your money transfer. Send me an e-mail that mentions the
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74 amount you transferred if you want to vote for features and
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75 show others you are a registered Vim user or sponsor.
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78 around the money, so that it's not noticeable from the
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79 outside. Mention your e-mail address if you want to vote for
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80 features and show others you are a registered Vim user or
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81 sponsor.
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84 Bram Moolenaar
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91 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS *sponsor-faq* *register-faq*
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93 Why should I give money?
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102 An indication for individuals that use Vim at home: 10 Euro per year. For
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103 professional use: 30 Euro per year per person. Send at least 10 euro to be
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107 What do I get in return?
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109 Each registered Vim user and sponsor who donates at least 10 euro will be able
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110 to vote for new features. These votes will give priority to the work on Vim.
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111 The votes are valid for two years. The more money you send the more your
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112 votes count |votes-counted|.
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114 If you send 100 Euro or more in total you will be mentioned on the "Vim hall
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115 of honour" page on the Vim web site. But only if you enable this on your
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116 account page. You can also select whether the amount will be visible.
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119 How do I become a Vim sponsor or registered Vim user?
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121 Send money, as explained above |send-money| and include your e-mail address.
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122 When the money has been received you will receive a unique registration key.
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123 This key can be used on the Vim website to activate voting on your Vim
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124 account. You will then get an extra page where you can vote for features and
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125 choose whether others will be able to see that you donated. There is a link
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129 What is the difference between sponsoring and registering?
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131 It has a different name. Use the term "registration" if your boss doesn't
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132 like "sponsoring" or "donation". The benefits are the same.
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135 How can I send money?
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137 See |send-money|. Check the web site for the most recent information:
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138 http://www.vim.org/sponsor/
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141 Why don't you use the SourceForge donation system?
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143 SourceForge takes 5% of the donations for themselves. If you want to support
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144 SourceForge you can send money to them directly.
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157 I noticed a bug, do I need to register before I can report it?
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159 No, suggestions for improving Vim can always be given. For improvements use
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160 the developer |maillist|, for reporting bugs see |bugs|.
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163 How are my votes counted? *votes-counted*
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165 You may vote when you send 10 euro or more. You can enter up to ten votes.
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166 You can select the same item several times to give it more points. You can
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167 also enter three counter votes, these count as negative points.
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169 When you send 30 euro or more the points are doubled. Above 100 euro they
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170 count four times, above 300 euro they count six times, above 1000 euro ten
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182 Not directly. You can suggest items to vote on to Bram. He will consider
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183 fitting your item into the list.
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189 you sponsor Vim or ICCF. Except that Vim sponsoring will allow you to vote
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193 I donated $$$, now please add feature XYZ!
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195 There is no direct relation between your donation and the work Bram does.
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197 donation. If you want to hire Bram for specific work, contact him directly,
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