First off I wrote a little program. Nothing special but useful. Have done it before (Transform, Safari 4 Modifier) and put it out as donationware. Not that I got many.

So I think I might as well give 50% of the donations to my mothers charity. Might even result in a rise in donations. Win-win either way.

Works indeed - except that some people donate a LOT (1x $250, 1x $100, 6x $50) and it just doesn't feel right to keep 50% of that. So I decide to give everything to the relief project.

I have a website which should answer all questions about the program, and even has my home address and landline phone number. The relief project has my mother's address and landline phone number. So we are easily traced. The address of the banks and the acoount details are on there. So people can contact me, my mother, the bank if they have any doubts about the project. I put my name and reputation behind it.

And I'm getting a bit sick of people who do not read the information provided, who do not do any background checks, but think it is ok to insinuate wrongdoing on my part.

And to the ones who complain about me asking for donations - I wonder how many of you actually have donated. I have a feeling I know the answer.

Dr. Markus Winter
Im Fasanenwäldchen 4
69126 Heidelberg
Tel: +0049 (0)6221 187 0869