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I have been asked to comment on the suggestion that "as things stand
donating £8,000 to TUG would result in £680 going to support TeX
projects".<br>
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That suggestion is wrong.<br>
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Although TUG has overheads, and a general donation to TUG might be
used to fund those overheads, TUG also has ring-fenced funds.
According to<br>
<a href="https://tug.org/tc/devfund/">https://tug.org/tc/devfund/</a><br>
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"The TeX Development Fund was created by the TeX Users Group in
2003, under the aegis of the TUG Technical Council, to aid growth of
TeX-related technical projects."<br>
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According to<br>
<a href="https://tug.org/tc/devfund/donate.html">https://tug.org/tc/devfund/donate.html</a><br>
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"The TeX Users Group welcomes all donations to the TeX Development
Fund. Development Fund accounting is separate from general TUG
accounts; donated monies will not be used for any other purpose."
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This is therefore a non-issue.<br>
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David<br>
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