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* **[[#Introduction|Introduction]]** | * **[[#Introduction|Introduction]]** |
* **[[#Structure of Open Collective relationship|Structure of Open Collective relationship]]** | |
* **[[#News|News]]** | * **[[#News|News]]** |
| * **[[#Structure of Open Collective relationship|Structure of Open Collective relationship]]** |
* **[[#Organizational Roles|Organizational Roles]]** | * **[[#Organizational Roles|Organizational Roles]]** |
| * **[[#Resources|Resources]]** |
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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]]. | 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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| ===== News ===== |
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| Please note that the announcement on 20240228 by Open Collective(OC) of [[https://blog.opencollective.com/open-collective-official-statement-ocf-dissolution/|Open Collective Foundation's(OCF) dissolution]] will have no foreseeable impact upon Xfce's existing or future fiscal standing. |
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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. | 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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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. | 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. Note: processing times and fees differ between to the two collectives. |
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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)]]**. | 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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Please note that the announcement on 20240228 by Open Collective(OC) of [[https://blog.opencollective.com/open-collective-official-statement-ocf-dissolution/|Open Collective Foundation's(OCF) dissolution]] will have no foreseeable impact upon Xfce's existing or future fiscal standing. | |
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===== Organizational Roles ===== | ===== Organizational Roles ===== |
* Alexander Schwinn | * Alexander Schwinn |
* Simon Steinbeiss | * Simon Steinbeiss |
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| ===== Resources ===== |
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| Links to Open Collective resources |
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| * [[https://opencollective.com/|Main Site]] |
| * [[https://docs.opencollective.com/|Documentation]] |
| * [[https://github.com/opencollective|Code repository]] |
| * [[https://blog.opencollective.com/|Blog]] |
| * [[https://opencollective.com/pricing|Pricing]] |
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