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| ===== Introduction ===== | ===== Introduction ===== |
| We are currently using two fiscal hosts, [[https://opencollective.com/opensource|Open Source Collective(OSC)]] and [[https://opencollective.com/europe|Open Collective Europe(OCE)]], for handling processing fees and holding Xfce's financial contributions. | We are currently using two fiscal hosts, [[https://opencollective.com/opensource|Open Source Collective(OSC)]] and [[https://opencollective.com/europe|Open Collective Europe(OCE)]], for handling processing fees and holding Xfce's financial contributions. |
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| History: [[https://simon.shimmerproject.org/2020/06/18/why-bountysource-why/|Summary of Xfce's migration away from BountySource to Open Collective. | Xfce's respective dashboards are: |
| | * **[[https://opencollective.com/xfce|Xfce(U.S)]]** |
| | * **[[https://opencollective.com/xfce-eu|Xfce-eu]]** |
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| | History: [[https://simon.shimmerproject.org/2020/06/18/why-bountysource-why/|Summary of Xfce's migration away from BountySource to Open Collective]]. |
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| ===== Structure of Open Collective relationship ===== | ===== Structure of Open Collective relationship ===== |
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| | Xfce has created two collectives, known as [[https://opencollective.com/xfce|Xfce]] and [[https://opencollective.com/xfce-eu|Xfce-eu]], respectively. **Xfce** will process and handle all financial contribution/donation transactions in U.S. Dollars supporting methods such as PayPal, SWIFT transfers and credit cards. The **Xfce-eu** collective is set up to allow transactions in EUR currency using SEPA transfers and credit cards. |
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| Xfce has created two collectives, known as [[https://opencollective.com/xfce|Xfce]] and [[https://opencollective.com/xfce-eu|Xfce-eu]], respectively. `Xfce` will process and handle all financial contribution/donation transactions in U.S. Dollars supporting methods such as PayPal, SWIFT transfers and credit cards. The Xfce-eu collective is set up to allow transactions in EUR currency using SEPA transfers and credit cards. | In addition to handling processing fees and holding Xfce's financial contributions, Open Collective also provides resources for payment authorization and dispersal, monthly reporting, transaction transparency. See [6] for an example of the last two features. Note: processing times and fees differ between to the two collectives. |
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| In addition to handling processing fees and holding Xfce's financial contributions, Open Collective also provides resources for payment authorization and dispersal, monthly reporting, transaction transparency. See [6] for an example of the last two features. Note: processing times and fees differ between to the two collectives. Briefly, **Xfce** is a 10% fee, and **Xfce-eu** is 6%. Details on this can be found under the two collectives' fiscal hosts: **Open Source Collective(OSC)** and **Open Collective Europe(OCE)**. | Briefly, **Xfce** is a 10% fee, and **Xfce-eu** is 6%. Details on this can be found under the two collectives' fiscal hosts: **[[https://opencollective.com/opensource|Open Source Collective(OSC)]]** and **[[https://opencollective.com/europe|Open Collective Europe(OCE)]]**. |
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| Current, as of February 2024, the administrators of Xfce's Open Collective relationship are as follows: | Current, as of February 2024, the administrators of Xfce's Open Collective relationship are as follows: |
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| - Romain Bouvier | * Romain Bouvier |
| - Kevin Bowen | * Kevin Bowen |
| - Andre Miranda | * Andre Miranda |
| - Alexander Schwinn | * Alexander Schwinn |
| - Simon Steinbeiss | * Simon Steinbeiss |
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