diff pages/menu/donate.md @ 281:1494da0f0bd9

Overhaul sponsor advertisement. * pages/commercial-support.md: Update URLs. * pages/index.md: mention sponsors. * pages/menu/donate.md: Overhaul page.
author Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com>
date Sun, 08 May 2022 02:32:48 +0900
parents 2129f69303db
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--- a/pages/menu/donate.md	Sun May 08 02:32:13 2022 +0900
+++ b/pages/menu/donate.md	Sun May 08 02:32:48 2022 +0900
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 permalink: donate
 ---
 
-Octave development takes a lot of time and expertise.
-Your contributions help to ensure that Octave will continue to improve.
+Octave is **free software**
+used in countless research and production environments around the globe.
+We are proud to develop and distribute this high-quality software
+with the help of a growing community of volunteers
+without restricting or charging our users.
 
-**Every dollar counts and is very appreciated.**
+**Your contribution helps to ensure that Octave will continue to improve.**
 
 - [FSF Donation Page](https://crm.fsf.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=10)
   -- The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Boston, MA, USA
 - [<i class="fab fa-bitcoin"></i> Bitcoin](bitcoin:1E6HchBMX1EfiJQhSUanuF4VYKk552tEHF)
   (1E6HchBMX1EfiJQhSUanuF4VYKk552tEHF)
-
-Any questions?
-Please contact [John W. Eaton &lt;jwe@octave.org&gt;](mailto:jwe@octave.org)
-by email.
+- Please contact [John W. Eaton &lt;jwe@octave.org&gt;](mailto:jwe@octave.org)
+  by email, for additional options.
 
 See also
 [<i class="fas fa-comment-dollar"></i> commercial support]({{ "commercial-support.html" | relative_url }})
 options to implement the specific features.
-If your company has a budget for software license fees,
-consider spending some of that on Octave.
-Like your company, Octave cannot improve on a $0 budget.
+
+
+### We thank our sponsors:
+
+{% include sponsors.md %}