[Freeciv-Dev] Re: PayPal on slashdot

[Christian Knoke <chrisk@xxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, Oct 27, 2002 at 11:36:43AM +0100, Martin Willemoes Hansen wrote:
> Hi!
> http://slashdot.org/articles/02/10/27/042226.shtml?tid=98
> 
> Now the news of the abiword robbery has reached Slashdot, I realy think
> we should consider dumping paypal from the freeciv project.
> 
> Is it just me who thinks we can be next to be robbed? Why should we keep
> using paypall?
> 
> Anyone?

These news are fuel into my fire: I'd never put a cent in those
online services, nor give them my credit card number (if I had one).

So if there is no way to limit the financial risk to a low
amount, I'd drop paypal.

Christian

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