<div>Just to add my tuppenyworth into the mix....</div>
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<div>I don't object to donating money to the project from time-to-time (or even setting up a standing order for a small regular donation) in order that things like servers and so on can be purchased, the project can be promoted and so on. I'm not sure about buying developer's time with it. I agree with Imi's points regarding this.
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