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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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 ===== Introduction ===== ===== Introduction =====
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 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.
  
-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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 +===== News ===== 
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 +<note important> 
 +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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 ===== Structure of Open Collective relationship ===== ===== Structure of Open Collective relationship =====
  
 +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.+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. 
  
-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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-===== News ===== 
  
-<note important> +===== Organizational Roles ===== 
-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. + 
-</note>+Current, as of October 2026, the administrators of Xfce's Open Collective relationship are as follows: 
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 +  * Romain Bouvier 
 +  * Kevin Bowen 
 +  * Andre Miranda 
 +  * Alexander Schwinn
  
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-===== Organizational Roles =====+===== Resources =====
  
-Current, as of February 2024, the administrators of Xfce's Open Collective relationship are as follows:+Links to Open Collective resources
  
-  - Romain Bouvier +  * [[https://opencollective.com/|Main Site]] 
-  - Kevin Bowen +  * [[https://docs.opencollective.com/|Documentation]] 
-  - Andre Miranda +  * [[https://github.com/opencollective|Code repository]] 
-  - Alexander Schwinn +  * [[https://blog.opencollective.com/|Blog]] 
-  - Simon Steinbeiss+  * [[https://opencollective.com/pricing|Pricing]]
  
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