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1 *sponsor.txt* For Vim version 7.0aa. Last change: 2004 Jun 16
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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 effort. For a few years
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11 Bram has attempted to do this next to a full-time job. During that time the
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12 todo list kept getting longer and longer.
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14 In order for Bram to support Vim properly he needs your support. Through your
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15 donations Bram will be able to have a part-time job and spend more time on
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16 fixing bugs and adding new features.
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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 send 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 Creditcard Through PayPal, see the PayPal site for information:
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62 https://www.paypal.com
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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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71 Bank transfer Transfer to Bram's account at the Postbank: 1644503. For
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72 international transfers you can use these numbers:
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73 IBAN: NL79 PSTB 0001 6445 03
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74 SWIFT/BIC: PSTBNL21
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75 This is the address of the bank:
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76 ING Bank Amsterdam, Foreign Operations
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77 PO Box 1800
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78 1000 BV Amsterdam
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79 The Netherlands
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80 Include "Vim sponsor" or "Vim registration" in the comment of
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81 your money transfer. Send me an e-mail that mentions the
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82 amount you transferred if you want to vote for features and
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83 show others you are a registered Vim user or sponsor.
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85 Cash Small amounts can be send with ordinary mail. Put something
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86 around the money, so that it's not noticeable from the
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87 outside. Mention your e-mail address if you want to vote for
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88 features and show others you are a registered Vim user or
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89 sponsor.
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91 This is Bram's address: Bram Moolenaar
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92 Clematisstraat 30
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93 5925 BE Venlo
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94 The Netherlands
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97 ALTERNATIVE
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99 If you don't care about sponsoring Vim Development or becoming a registered
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100 Vim user, but do care about helping needy children, consider giving to the
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101 ICCF Holland foundation. This is the charity recommended by Vim's author.
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102 The money is used for a children centre in the south of Uganda, where AIDS has
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103 caused many victims. See |uganda|.
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106 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS *sponsor-faq* *register-faq*
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108 Why should I give money?
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110 Bram has tried to work on Vim next to a full-time job. The list of known bugs
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111 and ideas for new features has constantly been growing during this time. Bram
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112 simply can't spend enough time on Vim development when he has a full-time job.
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113 Your contribution will make it possible for Bram to have a part-time job and
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114 spend much more time on Vim development. Bugs will be fixed quicker and new
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115 Vim releases will become available more often.
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118 How much money should I send?
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120 That is up to you. The more you give, the more time Bram can work on Vim. An
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121 indication for individuals that use Vim at home: 10 Euro per year. For
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122 professional use: 30 Euro per year per person. Send at least 10 euro to be
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123 able to vote for features.
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126 What do I get in return?
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128 Each registered Vim user and sponsor who donates at least 10 euro will be able
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129 to vote for new features. These votes will give priority to the work on Vim.
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130 The votes are valid for two years. The more money you send the more your
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131 votes count |votes-counted|.
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133 If you send 100 Euro or more in total you will be mentioned on the "Vim hall
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134 of honour" page on the Vim web site. But only if you enable this on your
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135 account page. You can also select whether the amount will be visible.
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138 How do I become a Vim sponsor or registered Vim user?
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140 Send money, as explained above |send-money| and include your e-mail address.
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141 When the money has been received you will receive a unique registration key.
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142 This key can be used on the Vim website to activate voting on your Vim
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143 account. You will then get an extra page where you can vote for features and
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144 choose whether others will be able to see that you donated. There is a link
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145 to this page on your "My Account" page.
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148 What is the difference between sponsoring and registering?
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150 It has a different name. Use the term "registration" if your boss doesn't
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151 like "sponsoring" or "donation". The benefits are the same.
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154 How can I send money?
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156 See |send-money|. Check the web site for the most recent information:
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157 http://www.vim.org/sponsor/
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160 Why don't you use the SourceForge donation system?
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162 SourceForge takes 5% of the donations for themselves. If you want to support
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163 SourceForge you can send money to them directly.
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166 I cannot afford to send money, may I still use Vim?
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168 Yes.
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171 I did not register Vim, can I use all available features?
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173 Yes.
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176 I noticed a bug, do I need to register before I can report it?
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178 No, suggestions for improving Vim can always be given. For improvements use
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179 the developer |maillist|, for reporting bugs see |bugs|.
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182 How are my votes counted? *votes-counted*
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184 You may vote when you send 10 euro or more. You can enter up to ten votes.
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185 You can select the same item several times to give it more points. You can
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186 also enter three counter votes, these count as negative points.
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188 When you send 30 euro or more the points are doubled. Above 100 euro they
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189 count four times, above 300 euro they count six times, above 1000 euro ten
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190 times.
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193 Can I change my votes?
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195 You can change your votes any time you like, up to two years after you
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196 sent money. The points will be counted right away.
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199 How about Charityware?
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201 You have to decide yourself whether you want to sponsor Vim development, help
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202 the poor children in Uganda (see |uganda|) or both. Bram will certainly keep
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203 on supporting the project in Uganda. In the (unlikely) situation that Bram
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204 gets more donations for Vim development than he needs, he will send the money
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205 to Uganda.
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208 I donated $$$, now please add feature XYZ!
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210 There is no direct relation between your donation and the work Bram does.
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211 Otherwise you would be paying for work and Bram has to pay income tax over the
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212 donation. If you want to hire Bram for specific work, contact him directly,
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213 don't use the donation system.
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216 Are the donations tax deductable?
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218 No. Setting up a system for this is complex and imposes too many restrictions.
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219 The donations to help the children in |Uganda| are tax deductable in Holland,
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220 Germany, Canada and probably also in the USA.
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223 Can you send me a bill?
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225 Sending a bill would mean Bram does something in return for your contribution.
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226 That is work and would mean Bram has to pay income tax over the amount. It is
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227 possible, but the net amount will be lower.
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