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:Pocketing Police (PayPal confiscates Xorg funds)
Pocketing Police (PayPal confiscates Xorg funds)
Feb 27, 2010, 00 :02 UTC (7 Talkback[s]) (8580 reads)
(Other stories by Martin Owens)

"An odd bit of news from the xorg foundation. During some discussion on their mailing list about missing funds it became apparent that PayPal had simply taken $5k of their money because PayPal thought xorg foundation were some sort of scam.

"This has lead to more people boycotting paypal and a general unease about the liberty of financial transactions online."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
This is about as clear a case of THEFT a ...   Where has human intelligence fled to?   
Robert
Feb 27, 2010, 02:07:55  
Putting this on Linux Today is a start, ...   Publicity   
Charles Hixson
Feb 28, 2010, 01:20:01  
It has happened to a lot of people. Pay ...   about time these crooks were exposed   
Jay
Feb 28, 2010, 01:51:37  
I've long been surprised that so man ...   Business as usual   
James E. LaBarre
Feb 28, 2010, 13:58:40  
The link now appears to be broken. Have ...   404 Error   
Flossie
Mar 1, 2010, 10:45:38  
PayPal is apparently not a fan of the al ...   PayPal's agenda   
Robert M. Stockmann
Mar 1, 2010, 23:01:28  
> The link now appears to be broken. Hav ...   Re: 404 Error   
blackhole
Mar 2, 2010, 05:36:53  
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