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reply Mike Parker <aldacron gmail.com> writes:
Today, the D Language Foundation has launched a page at Open 
Collective:

https://opencollective.com/dlang.

This brings some transparency to the process and opens new 
opportunities for how the Foundation handles donations.

The blog post:
https://dlang.org/blog/2018/03/12/the-d-foundation-at-open-collective/

Reddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/d_language/comments/83vbz6/the_d_foundation_at_open_collective/
Mar 12 2018
next sibling parent reply rikki cattermole <rikki cattermole.co.nz> writes:
Can you guys add another donation package, which is basically pay what 
you want towards a more long term issue? To incentivize fixing.

Monetary wise I shouldn't donate but I do care about shared library 
support enough that I will talk with some cash.
Mar 12 2018
next sibling parent Mike Parker <aldacron gmail.com> writes:
On Monday, 12 March 2018 at 14:37:40 UTC, rikki cattermole wrote:

 Can you guys add another donation package, which is basically 
 pay what you want towards a more long term issue? To 
 incentivize fixing.

 Monetary wise I shouldn't donate but I do care about shared 
 library support enough that I will talk with some cash.


At some point, we will have targeted goals that people can throw 
cash at. But not just yet.
Mar 12 2018
prev sibling next sibling parent jmh530 <john.michael.hall gmail.com> writes:
On Monday, 12 March 2018 at 14:37:40 UTC, rikki cattermole wrote:

 Can you guys add another donation package, which is basically 
 pay what you want towards a more long term issue? To 
 incentivize fixing.

 Monetary wise I shouldn't donate but I do care about shared 
 library support enough that I will talk with some cash.


I liked the way pypy did it. They had public calls for donations 
that were prominent on their website and were very specific about 
everything.

E.g.:
https://pypy.org/numpydonate.html
https://pypy.org/py3donate.html
Mar 12 2018
prev sibling next sibling parent Seb <seb wilzba.ch> writes:
On Monday, 12 March 2018 at 14:37:40 UTC, rikki cattermole wrote:

 Can you guys add another donation package, which is basically 
 pay what you want towards a more long term issue? To 
 incentivize fixing.

 Monetary wise I shouldn't donate but I do care about shared 
 library support enough that I will talk with some cash.


The idea is to create dedicated kickstarter campaigns for the 
most pressing issue of the community.
Once the State of D survey has been concluded and analyzed, we 
will most likely kickoff the first campaign. Stay tuned!
Mar 12 2018
prev sibling parent reply M.M. <matus email.cz> writes:
On Monday, 12 March 2018 at 14:37:40 UTC, rikki cattermole wrote:

 Can you guys add another donation package, which is basically 
 pay what you want towards a more long term issue? To 
 incentivize fixing.

 Monetary wise I shouldn't donate but I do care about shared 
 library support enough that I will talk with some cash.


One can freely choose the amount (s)he pays, when selecting 
"one-time contribution" donation.
Mar 13 2018
parent reply rikki cattermole <rikki cattermole.co.nz> writes:
On 13/03/2018 10:39 PM, M.M. wrote:

 On Monday, 12 March 2018 at 14:37:40 UTC, rikki cattermole wrote:

 Can you guys add another donation package, which is basically pay what 
 you want towards a more long term issue? To incentivize fixing.

 Monetary wise I shouldn't donate but I do care about shared library 
 support enough that I will talk with some cash.


 
 One can freely choose the amount (s)he pays, when selecting "one-time 
 contribution" donation.


You missed what I was asking about.
In the higher tier packages you can select specific bugs to have worked on.

But it does not matter, funding options for these bigger long term 
issues is in the works.
Mar 13 2018
parent M.M. <matus email.cz> writes:
On Tuesday, 13 March 2018 at 09:48:10 UTC, rikki cattermole wrote:

 On 13/03/2018 10:39 PM, M.M. wrote:

 On Monday, 12 March 2018 at 14:37:40 UTC, rikki cattermole 
 wrote:

 Can you guys add another donation package, which is basically 
 pay what you want towards a more long term issue? To 
 incentivize fixing.

 Monetary wise I shouldn't donate but I do care about shared 
 library support enough that I will talk with some cash.


 
 One can freely choose the amount (s)he pays, when selecting 
 "one-time contribution" donation.


 You missed what I was asking about.
 In the higher tier packages you can select specific bugs to 
 have worked on.

 But it does not matter, funding options for these bigger long 
 term issues is in the works.


Indeed, I missed the point. Sorry for rushing my answer. I 
thought I would help other potential donors.
Mar 13 2018
prev sibling next sibling parent Martin Tschierschke <mt smartdolphin.de> writes:
On Monday, 12 March 2018 at 14:32:34 UTC, Mike Parker wrote:

 Today, the D Language Foundation has launched a page at Open 
 Collective:

 https://opencollective.com/dlang.

 This brings some transparency to the process and opens new 
 opportunities for how the Foundation handles donations.

 The blog post:
 https://dlang.org/blog/2018/03/12/the-d-foundation-at-open-collective/

 Reddit:
 https://www.reddit.com/r/d_language/comments/83vbz6/the_d_foundation_at_open_collective/


Good start, happy to see this evolve!

I wood love to have the possibility to get a mug or a D book, 
both signed by the D Foundation core members.
Mar 12 2018
prev sibling parent reply Martin Tschierschke <mt smartdolphin.de> writes:
On Monday, 12 March 2018 at 14:32:34 UTC, Mike Parker wrote:

 Today, the D Language Foundation has launched a page at Open 
 Collective:

 https://opencollective.com/dlang.

 This brings some transparency to the process and opens new 
 opportunities for how the Foundation handles donations.

 The blog post:
 https://dlang.org/blog/2018/03/12/the-d-foundation-at-open-collective/

 Reddit:
 https://www.reddit.com/r/d_language/comments/83vbz6/the_d_foundation_at_open_collective/


The Website needs the link, too!: 
https://dlang.org/foundation/donate.html
Mar 13 2018
next sibling parent reply Mike Parker <aldacron gmail.com> writes:
On Tuesday, 13 March 2018 at 15:26:24 UTC, Martin Tschierschke 
wrote:


 The Website needs the link, too!: 
 https://dlang.org/foundation/donate.html


Yes, there's a PR for it waiting to be merged.

https://github.com/dlang/dlang.org/pull/2272
Mar 13 2018
parent reply Martin Tschierschke <mt smartdolphin.de> writes:
On Tuesday, 13 March 2018 at 15:45:51 UTC, Mike Parker wrote:

 On Tuesday, 13 March 2018 at 15:26:24 UTC, Martin Tschierschke 
 wrote:


 The Website needs the link, too!: 
 https://dlang.org/foundation/donate.html


 Yes, there's a PR for it waiting to be merged.

 https://github.com/dlang/dlang.org/pull/2272


Cool, it is online now.

On the Open Collective page should be mentioned, that it just has 
started.
So no one wonders that so far only a few are listed.

Additionally you should ensure to transfer the names 
"automatically" or periodically to
https://dlang.org/foundation/sponsors.html

And last but not least place a small donate button on every page 
page!

With 500 people participating in the survey there should be the 
chance to boost up the impact of D with more manpower and money.

Regards mt.
Mar 14 2018
parent reply Seb <seb wilzba.ch> writes:
On Wednesday, 14 March 2018 at 11:51:04 UTC, Martin Tschierschke 
wrote:

 On Tuesday, 13 March 2018 at 15:45:51 UTC, Mike Parker wrote:

 On Tuesday, 13 March 2018 at 15:26:24 UTC, Martin Tschierschke 
 wrote:


 The Website needs the link, too!: 
 https://dlang.org/foundation/donate.html


 Yes, there's a PR for it waiting to be merged.

 https://github.com/dlang/dlang.org/pull/2272


 Cool, it is online now.

 On the Open Collective page should be mentioned, that it just 
 has started.
 So no one wonders that so far only a few are listed.


Good idea! The description at OpenCollective itself needs some 
work too :/


 Additionally you should ensure to transfer the names 
 "automatically" or periodically to
 https://dlang.org/foundation/sponsors.html


That's already in the queue:

https://github.com/dlang/dlang.org/pull/2273


 And last but not least place a small donate button on every 
 page page!


Not sure whether that's a good idea, it might look a bit needy. 
We already have a donate button on the front page since a few 
weeks though.


 With 500 people participating in the survey there should be the 
 chance to boost up the impact of D with more manpower and money.


Yeah, the idea is that 5$ a month isn't much (~ one coffee in 
most countries), but if 500 people donate one coffee a month, you 
get the entire coffee machine with a warp engine :)
Mar 14 2018
next sibling parent Martin Tschierschke <mt smartdolphin.de> writes:
On Wednesday, 14 March 2018 at 12:00:42 UTC, Seb wrote:

 On Wednesday, 14 March 2018 at 11:51:04 UTC, Martin 
 Tschierschke wrote:


[...]

 And last but not least place a small donate button on every 
 page!


 Not sure whether that's a good idea, it might look a bit needy. 
 We already have a donate button on the front page since a few 
 weeks though.


Yes, the button at the bottom is good, but it took me quite a 
while before I scrolled down...
I think it is not wrong to ask for money, if you make clear what 
it will be used for.
So only "please donate" is not good.
But if you say, D is an free language not backed up by one big 
corporate, you may help to keep it evolve and free for ever... 
The next ...$ will be used to ... supporting ... additional 
students to optimize ... and to run our server infrastructure, to 
...


 With 500 people participating in the survey there should be 
 the chance to boost up the impact of D with more manpower and 
 money.


 Yeah, the idea is that 5$ a month isn't much (~ one coffee in 
 most countries), but if 500 people donate one coffee a month, 
 you get the entire coffee machine with a warp engine :)


I made the same calculation :-)
Mar 14 2018
prev sibling parent reply Meta <jared771 gmail.com> writes:
On Wednesday, 14 March 2018 at 12:00:42 UTC, Seb wrote:

 Yeah, the idea is that 5$ a month isn't much (~ one coffee in 
 most countries), but if 500 people donate one coffee a month, 
 you get the entire coffee machine with a warp engine :)


Sorry to derail, but I had to ask: where does 1 coffee (even 
extra large) cost $5 USD? Let me know so I know to never move 
there.
Mar 15 2018
next sibling parent reply Seb <seb wilzba.ch> writes:
On Thursday, 15 March 2018 at 12:36:24 UTC, Meta wrote:

 On Wednesday, 14 March 2018 at 12:00:42 UTC, Seb wrote:

 Yeah, the idea is that 5$ a month isn't much (~ one coffee in 
 most countries), but if 500 people donate one coffee a month, 
 you get the entire coffee machine with a warp engine :)


 Sorry to derail, but I had to ask: where does 1 coffee (even 
 extra large) cost $5 USD? Let me know so I know to never move 
 there.


Have you ever been to Starbucks (or similar companies)?

Even in Germany which is among the cheapest Western European 
countries they charge 5$ (~4€) for a cup of coffee:

http://www.fastfoodpreise.de/preisliste/starbucks.html

For example, in Sweden it's even more expensive:

https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-average-price-of-a-cup-of-Starbucks-coffee-in-Sweden

Anyhow, it was just an analogy. Maybe you prefer one beer as a 
better analogy? (though in Germany that's often cheaper than one 
cup of coffee)
Mar 15 2018
parent Meta <jared771 gmail.com> writes:
On Thursday, 15 March 2018 at 13:10:57 UTC, Seb wrote:

 (though in Germany that's often cheaper than one cup of coffee)


On second thought, maybe I'll move to Germany. I'll suffer 
expensive coffee in exchange for cheap beer ;-)
Mar 15 2018
prev sibling next sibling parent reply Mike Parker <aldacron gmail.com> writes:
On Thursday, 15 March 2018 at 12:36:24 UTC, Meta wrote:

 On Wednesday, 14 March 2018 at 12:00:42 UTC, Seb wrote:

 Yeah, the idea is that 5$ a month isn't much (~ one coffee in 
 most countries), but if 500 people donate one coffee a month, 
 you get the entire coffee machine with a warp engine :)


 Sorry to derail, but I had to ask: where does 1 coffee (even 
 extra large) cost $5 USD? Let me know so I know to never move 
 there.


At the current exchange rate, a venti-sized cup of drip coffee at 
Starbucks in Korea is $4.51. When I go to GA, it's cheaper. A 
venti Americano is $4.79. But I think when people talk about $5 
coffees, they're referring to lattes and all the other forms of 
polluted espresso abominations people drink.
Mar 15 2018
parent reply Ola Fosheim =?UTF-8?B?R3LDuHN0YWQ=?= <ola.fosheim.grostad gmail.com> writes:
On Thursday, 15 March 2018 at 14:13:10 UTC, Mike Parker wrote:

 At the current exchange rate, a venti-sized cup of drip coffee 
 at Starbucks in Korea is $4.51. When I go to GA, it's cheaper. 
 A venti Americano is $4.79. But I think when people talk about 
 $5 coffees, they're referring to lattes and all the other forms 
 of polluted espresso abominations people drink.


According to this article Russian Starbucks charge $12.30 for a 
latte...

https://www.thespruce.com/how-much-is-starbucks-coffee-766065
Mar 15 2018
parent reply Ola Fosheim =?UTF-8?B?R3LDuHN0YWQ=?= <ola.fosheim.grostad gmail.com> writes:
On Thursday, 15 March 2018 at 17:06:00 UTC, Ola Fosheim Grøstad 
wrote:

 On Thursday, 15 March 2018 at 14:13:10 UTC, Mike Parker wrote:

 At the current exchange rate, a venti-sized cup of drip coffee 
 at Starbucks in Korea is $4.51. When I go to GA, it's cheaper. 
 A venti Americano is $4.79. But I think when people talk about 
 $5 coffees, they're referring to lattes and all the other 
 forms of polluted espresso abominations people drink.


 According to this article Russian Starbucks charge $12.30 for a 
 latte...

 https://www.thespruce.com/how-much-is-starbucks-coffee-766065


Or actually, a tall cappuccino. Whatever.
Mar 15 2018
parent reply Dmitry Olshansky <dmitry.olsh gmail.com> writes:
On Thursday, 15 March 2018 at 17:08:28 UTC, Ola Fosheim Grøstad 
wrote:

 On Thursday, 15 March 2018 at 17:06:00 UTC, Ola Fosheim Grøstad 
 wrote:

 On Thursday, 15 March 2018 at 14:13:10 UTC, Mike Parker wrote:

 At the current exchange rate, a venti-sized cup of drip 
 coffee at Starbucks in Korea is $4.51. When I go to GA, it's 
 cheaper. A venti Americano is $4.79. But I think when people 
 talk about $5 coffees, they're referring to lattes and all 
 the other forms of polluted espresso abominations people 
 drink.


 According to this article Russian Starbucks charge $12.30 for 
 a latte...

 https://www.thespruce.com/how-much-is-starbucks-coffee-766065


 Or actually, a tall cappuccino. Whatever.


More like 6$ I’d say by looking at the actual price over here.
Mar 18 2018
parent Dmitry Olshansky <dmitry.olsh gmail.com> writes:
On Sunday, 18 March 2018 at 13:23:08 UTC, Dmitry Olshansky wrote:

 On Thursday, 15 March 2018 at 17:08:28 UTC, Ola Fosheim Grøstad 
 wrote:

 On Thursday, 15 March 2018 at 17:06:00 UTC, Ola Fosheim 
 Grøstad wrote:

 On Thursday, 15 March 2018 at 14:13:10 UTC, Mike Parker wrote:

 At the current exchange rate, a venti-sized cup of drip 
 coffee at Starbucks in Korea is $4.51. When I go to GA, it's 
 cheaper. A venti Americano is $4.79. But I think when people 
 talk about $5 coffees, they're referring to lattes and all 
 the other forms of polluted espresso abominations people 
 drink.


 According to this article Russian Starbucks charge $12.30 for 
 a latte...

 https://www.thespruce.com/how-much-is-starbucks-coffee-766065


 Or actually, a tall cappuccino. Whatever.


 More like 6$ I’d say by looking at the actual price over here.


Some facts for a change, the actual price list:

PS: 
http://www.starbucks.ru/media/Цены%20на%20основные%20напитки_2018_01_tcm84-35742.pdf

I do not see anything above ~300-400₽.
Which is 5-6$.
Mar 18 2018
prev sibling next sibling parent reply Tony <tonytdominguez aol.com> writes:
On Thursday, 15 March 2018 at 12:36:24 UTC, Meta wrote:


 Sorry to derail, but I had to ask: where does 1 coffee (even 
 extra large) cost $5 USD? Let me know so I know to never move 
 there.


I have seen regular coffee at $4.50 and as high as $5.50 in the 
USA (and not always a large), but in order to get there, it has 
to be "single cup pour over" made, as opposed to coming out of a 
machine into a pot. And the beans have to be organic or they are 
telling you exactly where they were grown and giving you alleged 
"flavor notes" and maybe they roasted them in-house or locally, 
and the place has to have an upscale or luxury vibe. But 
Starbucks in the USA gives you a 20oz out-of-a-machine for under 
$3. McDonald's beats everybody - $1 for a large. Although I am 
not a big fan of the McDonalds coffee (maybe psychological due to 
the low price). 7/11 convenience stores and Chevron gas stations 
both have several varieties of coffee on tap that they sell for 
under $2 for a large, that I think tastes good.
Mar 18 2018
next sibling parent Tony <tonytdominguez aol.com> writes:
On Sunday, 18 March 2018 at 20:18:45 UTC, Tony wrote:


 I have seen regular coffee at $4.50 and as high as $5.50 in the 
 USA (and not always a large),


I believe they currently have a $5.50 pour over, but this undated 
third-party hosted menu for Voltaire Coffee House in San Jose, CA 
shows  "pour over" cups of coffee from $4 to $5:

http://places.singleplatform.com/voltaire-coffee-house/menu
Mar 18 2018
prev sibling parent reply "Nick Sabalausky (Abscissa)" <SeeWebsiteToContactMe semitwist.com> writes:
On 03/18/2018 04:18 PM, Tony wrote:

 On Thursday, 15 March 2018 at 12:36:24 UTC, Meta wrote:
 

 Sorry to derail, but I had to ask: where does 1 coffee (even extra 
 large) cost $5 USD? Let me know so I know to never move there.


 
 I have seen regular coffee at $4.50 and as high as $5.50 in the USA (and 
 not always a large), but in order to get there, it has to be "single cup 
 pour over" made, as opposed to coming out of a machine into a pot. And 
 the beans have to be organic or they are telling you exactly where they 
 were grown and giving you alleged "flavor notes" and maybe they roasted 
 them in-house or locally, and the place has to have an upscale or luxury 
 vibe. But Starbucks in the USA gives you a 20oz out-of-a-machine for 
 under $3. McDonald's beats everybody - $1 for a large. Although I am not 
 a big fan of the McDonalds coffee (maybe psychological due to the low 
 price). 7/11 convenience stores and Chevron gas stations both have 
 several varieties of coffee on tap that they sell for under $2 for a 
 large, that I think tastes good.


McDonald's and Wendy's both have pretty good coffee, but the catch is 
they often let it sit around far too long, at which point it can get 
pretty bad. So it's kind of coffee roulette. (And McDonalds $1/large 
thing seems to have gone away, I think it was just a temporary 
promotion. At least around here, anyway (Cleveland area, in the US)).

I'll never understand the whole "pour over" coffee movement. It's 
basically the same exact technique everyone's the cheap consumer level 
coffee machine already does far more conveniently: Hot water poured over 
coffee grounds sitting in a filter. I've been to one of those pour over 
places, and it was mediocre at best (not to mention slow and expensive). 
I've had better coffee from fast food joints. But then again, I've never 
been very hipster-compatible ;) There's a couple (non-fast food) chains 
we have around here, Panera and Arabica, that make some of the best 
coffee I've ever had, without doing the whole pour-over fad, for about $2.
Mar 18 2018
parent reply Tony <tonytdominguez aol.com> writes:
On Monday, 19 March 2018 at 03:12:52 UTC, Nick Sabalausky 
(Abscissa) wrote:


 (And McDonalds $1/large thing seems to have gone away, I think 
 it was just a temporary promotion. At least around here, anyway 
 (Cleveland area, in the US)).


Still doing it in the Northern California McDonalds near me. $1 
for a large soda too.


 I'll never understand the whole "pour over" coffee movement.


There is a coffee chain that started in San Francisco, Philz 
Coffee, which specializes in pour over coffee, and is now up to 
42 locations. It is popular, and pour over and popular means an 
excellent chance you end up waiting in a significant line, but a 
lot of people don't seem to mind. I even wonder if it adds to the 
experience, making the product seem more valuable. However, 
someone must not like the wait because I read an article recently 
that mentioned some upscale coffee places were going back to 
using machines. I believe they only mentioned the time factor, 
but it is also labor intensive to manually pour the water.
Mar 18 2018
parent "Nick Sabalausky (Abscissa)" <SeeWebsiteToContactMe semitwist.com> writes:
On 03/19/2018 12:31 AM, Tony wrote:

 
  I believe they only mentioned the time
 factor, but it is also labor intensive to manually pour the water.


Yup [nod, nod]. That's why decades ago they invented machines to pour 
the hot water over the coffee for us ;) It even heats up the water, too!
Mar 19 2018
prev sibling parent reply Paolo Invernizzi <paolo.invernizzi gmail.com> writes:
On Thursday, 15 March 2018 at 12:36:24 UTC, Meta wrote:

 On Wednesday, 14 March 2018 at 12:00:42 UTC, Seb wrote:

 Yeah, the idea is that 5$ a month isn't much (~ one coffee in 
 most countries), but if 500 people donate one coffee a month, 
 you get the entire coffee machine with a warp engine :)


 Sorry to derail, but I had to ask: where does 1 coffee (even 
 extra large) cost $5 USD? Let me know so I know to never move 
 there.


Yeah...

I still prefer an 'espresso', that in Italy is simply called 
'caffè': 1.00 euro in Milano.
An original Cappuccino, italiano, is 1.20 euro...

/Paolo
Mar 19 2018
next sibling parent Martin Tschierschke <mt smartdolphin.de> writes:
On Monday, 19 March 2018 at 07:22:42 UTC, Paolo Invernizzi wrote:

 On Thursday, 15 March 2018 at 12:36:24 UTC, Meta wrote:

 On Wednesday, 14 March 2018 at 12:00:42 UTC, Seb wrote:

 Yeah, the idea is that 5$ a month isn't much (~ one coffee in 
 most countries), but if 500 people donate one coffee a month, 
 you get the entire coffee machine with a warp engine :)


 Sorry to derail, but I had to ask: where does 1 coffee (even 
 extra large) cost $5 USD? Let me know so I know to never move 
 there.


 Yeah...

 I still prefer an 'espresso', that in Italy is simply called 
 'caffè': 1.00 euro in Milano.
 An original Cappuccino, italiano, is 1.20 euro...

 /Paolo


O.K. Paolo, you are in a very bad position you would have to give 
up your morning espresso a whole five day working week to make 
the 5$ for "dlang.org" donation :-)

It was a view years ago, when I was in the US, thinking: 
"espresso, should be the same in Colorado as in Germany."  But I 
got shocked by the bar keeper putting spray cream on top of the 
small cup...  So you never know what you get, if your order 
something called "coffee" if you are outside of Bella Italia!
Mar 19 2018
prev sibling parent reply rumbu <rumbu rumbu.ro> writes:
On Monday, 19 March 2018 at 07:22:42 UTC, Paolo Invernizzi wrote:

 On Thursday, 15 March 2018 at 12:36:24 UTC, Meta wrote:

 On Wednesday, 14 March 2018 at 12:00:42 UTC, Seb wrote:

 Yeah, the idea is that 5$ a month isn't much (~ one coffee in 
 most countries), but if 500 people donate one coffee a month, 
 you get the entire coffee machine with a warp engine :)


 Sorry to derail, but I had to ask: where does 1 coffee (even 
 extra large) cost $5 USD? Let me know so I know to never move 
 there.


 Yeah...

 I still prefer an 'espresso', that in Italy is simply called 
 'caffè': 1.00 euro in Milano.
 An original Cappuccino, italiano, is 1.20 euro...

 /Paolo


I wonder how did you survive in Italy without Starbucks? :)
Mar 19 2018
parent Paolo Invernizzi <paolo.invernizzi gmail.com> writes:
On Monday, 19 March 2018 at 09:42:11 UTC, rumbu wrote:

 On Monday, 19 March 2018 at 07:22:42 UTC, Paolo Invernizzi 
 wrote:

 On Thursday, 15 March 2018 at 12:36:24 UTC, Meta wrote:

 On Wednesday, 14 March 2018 at 12:00:42 UTC, Seb wrote:

 Yeah, the idea is that 5$ a month isn't much (~ one coffee 
 in most countries), but if 500 people donate one coffee a 
 month, you get the entire coffee machine with a warp engine 
 :)


 Sorry to derail, but I had to ask: where does 1 coffee (even 
 extra large) cost $5 USD? Let me know so I know to never move 
 there.


 Yeah...

 I still prefer an 'espresso', that in Italy is simply called 
 'caffè': 1.00 euro in Milano.
 An original Cappuccino, italiano, is 1.20 euro...

 /Paolo


 I wonder how did you survive in Italy without Starbucks? :)


Well, things are moving... [1]
I'm wondering if they will do the 'espresso solo' the Italian 
Way.... guess not!

Anyhow, I've drank a very very good "caffè espresso" in Silicon 
Valley, in a Google Plex building...
There was a guy with a real passion about it, and he was able to 
use an Italian Coffè Machine in the right way.

:-)

[1] https://starbucksreservecareers.it/index.html
Mar 19 2018
prev sibling parent reply Jonathan M Davis <newsgroup.d jmdavisprog.com> writes:
On Tuesday, March 13, 2018 15:26:24 Martin Tschierschke via Digitalmars-d-
announce wrote:

 On Monday, 12 March 2018 at 14:32:34 UTC, Mike Parker wrote:

 Today, the D Language Foundation has launched a page at Open
 Collective:

 https://opencollective.com/dlang.

 This brings some transparency to the process and opens new
 opportunities for how the Foundation handles donations.

 The blog post:
 https://dlang.org/blog/2018/03/12/the-d-foundation-at-open-collective/

 Reddit:
 https://www.reddit.com/r/d_language/comments/83vbz6/the_d_foundation_at_
 open_collective/


 The Website needs the link, too!:
 https://dlang.org/foundation/donate.html


BTW, opencollective.com has a link to windfair.net listed in your backer
profile, but it links via https, and windfair.net seems to be http only, so
clicking on the link fails to connect.

- Jonathan M Davis
Mar 13 2018
parent Martin Tschierschke <mt smartdolphin.de> writes:
On Tuesday, 13 March 2018 at 15:54:56 UTC, Jonathan M Davis wrote:

 On Tuesday, March 13, 2018 15:26:24 Martin Tschierschke via 
 Digitalmars-d- announce wrote:


[...]

 BTW, opencollective.com has a link to windfair.net listed in 
 your backer profile, but it links via https, and windfair.net 
 seems to be http only, so clicking on the link fails to connect.

 - Jonathan M Davis


Thank you, I changed it, (now both are working pointing to 
https://w3.windfair.net)
as you can see, it was my donation during the testing period, now 
I have to think which is the right decision for further funding...
Mar 13 2018