Peter Tattam created Trumpet Winsock and got very little: Let's set things right • Hacker News Board

Re: Peter Tattam created Trumpet Winsock and got very little: Let's set things right

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Post by floatingatoll » Thu, Mar 03, 2011, 8:52 AM UTC

tuhin wrote: post #11

p_trumpet wrote: post #9

I can confirm that the email is the one I passed on to Jacques. The PayPal account is a legit one I have used in the past and is registered under the business name Tattam Software. If I encounter any problems I will look into the other option. Thanks all... I had honestly thought the Internet had forgotten about me. Peter

With Paypal's history, I normally keep clearing them to my bank as they keep reaching a certain limit of say $1000. I mean I know it is stupid and misses the entire point of Paypal, but I would rather do this than my account being frozen.

After you clear to the linked bank account, you need to be sure to move the money into a second account, as they are permitted by the terms of service to attempt to withdraw from your linked bank account any and all money they deem necessary up to the total amount received for all transactions for a good deal of time. I strongly advise you link a non-primary account for this reason.

Re: Peter Tattam created Trumpet Winsock and got very little: Let's set things right

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Post by jacques_chester » Thu, Mar 03, 2011, 9:09 AM UTC

eps wrote: post #16

Is there a way to make a donation without needing to create a PayPal account?

I'd say get in touch with him by email. You might be able to do a bank transfer, a Western Union order or even, god forbid, send a cheque.

Re: Peter Tattam created Trumpet Winsock and got very little: Let's set things right

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Post by nicpottier » Thu, Mar 03, 2011, 9:10 AM UTC

Donated.

Re: Peter Tattam created Trumpet Winsock and got very little: Let's set things right

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Post by jacques_chester » Thu, Mar 03, 2011, 9:13 AM UTC

hanifvirani wrote: post #46

There is a big difference between thinking of doing something good and actually making it happen. Kudos to the guys who arranged this. It's great to see everyone donating. Just goes to show how many lives Peter impacted with his work.

It also shows the power of the internet to let ordinary people to get together to show some love quickly and easily.

Re: Peter Tattam created Trumpet Winsock and got very little: Let's set things right

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Post by henrikschroder » Thu, Mar 03, 2011, 9:15 AM UTC

So, how do I?

I don't have a PayPal account, and I'm trying to navigate their site to find out how to do a donation, but I can't find anything like it? The closest match is making an "International Payment", is that the one? And why do I need to select which country he is in?

Or should I sign up and perform some other action when logged in?

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Post by benwerd » Thu, Mar 03, 2011, 9:17 AM UTC

Donated $38.10, the amount declared as the inflation-adjusted registration fee. My message:

Thank you for my career.

I've run open source projects, built e-learning systems, helped charities in Colombia work together, worked with people revolutionizing journalism and (once, by accident) made a large number of Utah Mormons very angry. None of this would have happened without the software you created. Thank you.

Re: Peter Tattam created Trumpet Winsock and got very little: Let's set things right

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Post by kingofspain » Thu, Mar 03, 2011, 9:20 AM UTC

I had to pester a schoolfriend for weeks until he copied me this onto a disk when I was a poor 14 year old (no idea if he paid for it, but I doubt it given his rep!)

I probably would've gone into this field without it but I got a big head start regardless. I'm donating.

I should probably send some money my parents way too. Long distance modem calls weren't exactly cheap back then!

Re: Peter Tattam created Trumpet Winsock and got very little: Let's set things right

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Post by heresy » Thu, Mar 03, 2011, 9:21 AM UTC

Being online via Trumpet Winsock was how I downloaded my first Linux distribution.

Knowing Linux at the right time (1998) was how I got my first job.

Donated.

Re: Peter Tattam created Trumpet Winsock and got very little: Let's set things right

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Post by ajtaylor » Thu, Mar 03, 2011, 9:23 AM UTC

p_trumpet wrote: post #9

I can confirm that the email is the one I passed on to Jacques. The PayPal account is a legit one I have used in the past and is registered under the business name Tattam Software. If I encounter any problems I will look into the other option. Thanks all... I had honestly thought the Internet had forgotten about me. Peter

I'm curious about something. I remember paying $25 to some store at BYU to get Trumpet Winsock. Did you get anything from those type of purchases? If not, I'll donate. I might donate something anyway. :)

This little gem of software enabled me to get online with my first PC at college, so thanks for writing it!

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Post by peteforde » Thu, Mar 03, 2011, 9:25 AM UTC

p_trumpet wrote: post #9

I can confirm that the email is the one I passed on to Jacques. The PayPal account is a legit one I have used in the past and is registered under the business name Tattam Software. If I encounter any problems I will look into the other option. Thanks all... I had honestly thought the Internet had forgotten about me. Peter

While Trumpet was not the first access I had to the net, I am happy to say that Trumpet was [representative of] the first good access that I had to the net. It was easy to get running and did not intimidate.

Like all great tools, no news was always good news!

Checking in from Toronto, Canada to say a hearty "thanks, Peter!"