Jim wrote:
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Well everybody?
Input?

That sounds like a good plan, transferring it to Papi, then after a period during which those that request it can retrieve their funds, and finally providing the remainder to Mark.

pampers wrote:
Well bounty terms are clear. Money is paid out when product is delivered, as simple as it is. For this moment there is no product so I cannot agree to payout the developer before bounty is fulfilled. When I collected the money terms were clear.

koszer wrote:
As far as I'm concerned, Bigfoot earned my share well, by his hard work. My humble donation may go straight to him, unless it's simplier for you to do a refund.

P.S. It's really sad that this good initiative ends up like that. (post)Amiga world... always melodaramatic... :(

pampers wrote:
Well you can send him money straight away after (and if) I will do the refunds. I don't get what dramatic is in here. But it's simple to say so when you don't have to hold the money which doesn't belong to you.

Jim wrote:
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Sound reasonable, Wiktor.
Sorry for all the complications resulting from you trying to do a good deed.

Your resolution seems like the only realistic course.
You haven't stated what you intend to do with the funds that remain should you not be able to contact everyone, but unlike some postings here I'd never insinuate that you'd do anything untoward with it.

I have a good idea of who I can trust, and after dealing with you for a few years, I trust you and your judgement completely.

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Melodramatic...yep, that about sums it up.
For once I'm not even addressing Andreas' response, the insinuation that he made that my comment was directed at anyone other than him and Nicholas is beneath him.

Honestly, is anyone here foolish enough to think that a simple bounty project for a hobbyist project would result in complications with the legal system?
We have more lawyers per capita in the United States than any other country in the world, and we have a very litigious society, and still..something like this would leave those in our legal system shaking their heads or outright laughing.

The only real lesson here appears to be to leave bounty programs to people or organizations with experience (like Papi) and a clearly stated policy.

Andreas_Wolf wrote:
> Transferring the Personal Data (Email address, name) of the people who
> funded the bounty could quite possibly be illegal under GDPR without the
> explicit consent of each person in question. At the very least it's a grey area.

That‘s what I think as well, see my comment #45 and the solution suggested therein.

Intuition wrote:
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Ah sorry, I didn't notice your comment Andreas.

With Wiktor being an individual rather than an organisation it may be ok, but with money being transferred and collected for a particular purpose and work being commissioned this muddy the waters somewhat and it could be considered a commercial contract.

edit: Would be more straightforward for everyone concerned if each person was refunded and then Papi started another bounty with the same goal and solicited new donations.

I'll look at it this week, and by the end of the week I'll let you know if I'm gonna complete it within your suggested timeframe or if you should give the money back.

Yeah, I'll finish this. I've now set up a relatively decent working environment and I managed to squash one of the big long-standing bugs today, making it one step closer to being usable.

pampers wrote:
And another update from Mark:

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waldiamiga wrote:
Bigfoot rulez!
Thanks Pampers.