Ted wrote me privately:

> I'd like to be able to periodically post something like:
>
>  Current contribution total: $lotsamoney
>
>  Contributors (in reverse alpha order):
>    Sletten
>    Atmar
>    Ashton
>    Allegro
>
>  If your name isn't on this list and ought to be, please contact me.
>
>  But if you think that unwise or unnecessary (after all, it's my purpose to
>  make sure that sort of thing doesn't happen), then I'm ok with something
>  like:
>
>  Contributions: hundreds
>  Total raised: $bigbucks

I think that that's not only appropriate, but also necessary. It's important
for everyone to see how things are going. It will also help stir the soul a
bit of those who are late coming to the party, but who will undoubtedly prove
to be the most critical in their help pushing us over the goal line.

I do think that Ted should publish such a list, as often as he feels it
appropriate.

However, "Anonymous" contributions will also be gratefully accepted and will
be completely respected. One person wrote me privately:

> In addition to dollar amount confidentiality, can this also include identity
>  confidentiality if requested by individual contributors?
>
>  I would like to join Club $1000, but due to who I
>  work for, there probably should never be any association with a list of
>  contributors, either in the ad itself, or on any associated web sites or
>  postings to HP3000-L.

In that event, only Ted and we will know the details of the contributions.
That's necessary, but it is also simply part of our normal business practices
to keep an enormous amount of information confidential. From everything I
know of Ted, I'm sure that he can be equally trusted.

A good part of our concern is -- should this fail -- that everyone gets their
money back. A full and complete accounting is necessary in that event.

Wirt Atmar