JMRI Donations

Unfortunately, Matt Katzer has forced us to spend a lot of money for trademark and copyright registrations, legal filing fees, court reporters, copies of official documents, etc.

Patent, trademark and copyright litigation is expensive, and the only way we have to offset those costs is to ask for donations.

Please donate -- $5, $10, $25, $50, $100 or more -- to help us in this fight by clicking on the button to the right. The SourceForge/PayPal system completely shields your identity unless you choose to provide it, and we keep no records of who has donated (though we're grateful for every one, we don't want to risk Katzer demanding the records and annoying even more model railroaders and Open Source proponents)

When you donate, you can leave a comment. See below for a list of the printable ones.

• thanks to Bob and the team
• this is to help with the copyright issue
• To assist with TM Registration of "DecoderPro" and "PanelPro" names
• One of the best DCC projects to have the opportunity to support
• Keep up the absolutely excellent work!
• A big Thank You for all the work you all do on the"project".
• Thanks for the fantastic MacOS X and lenz support
• It gives me great pleasure to offer this donation to help you in your efforts.
• Go get 'em!
• I hope this helps in the fight to keep this blighter at bay
• (from France)to support your registration of DecoderPro, JMRI, etc.. as trademark
• Keep up the fight!
• Good Work Team!
• Decoder pro alone is worth much more than I can afford.
• Great work, great cause, worthy of support.
• I hope this helps.
• Here's something to get started...
• Keep up the good work, see you in cincinatti
• Lets not let anyone steal this project for profit.
• DEcoder Pro is a great piece of software and must continue!
• Pleased to support
• For legal protection for DecoderPo and related projects.
• I like your product Continue the jmri project
• Thanks for taking all the time and effort to make such a great program freely available to the hobby
• Thanks for a great set of programs, that makes model railroading more enjoyable!
• Keep up the great work.
• This is a great system
• You deserve it for your great work. Keep on.
• Thanks for all the effort!
• Keep up the good fight
• Thanks for all the fun............
• The JMRI project must remain Unencumbered.
• In support of defending you in the lawsuit.
• Not even a model RR person, just doing it on principle.
• Thank you for hard work and good luck.
• Keep up the great work!, to help in the fight...
• I support open source! Patent claims like this stifle growth.
• Open Source Software rules!!
• This is America, Let's keep our freedom to choose!
• Illigitmus non carborundum.
• JMRI deserves support from ALL fair-minded model railroaders
• thanks
• Go for it
• A worthy enterprise deserving of the support of model railroaders everywhere.
• Thanks for the good work.
• Good luck in the legal battle
• Support for the legal battle
• just feel duty bound to support the cause
• Please keep up the good work.
• Keep up the good work. In all aspects
• Hi, keep going! you have the support of a lot of committed people!
• The least I could do...
• I know nothing of model railroads but copyright infringement and bogus patents need to be defeated
• From Andorra to help your legal and developing efforts
• This is for the fight against KAM
• Fight the good fight!
• Good luck
• The audacity of the plantiff needs to be rectified, it flies against all sense and reason.
• In support of FOSS
• This is to help with legal fees for the copyright issue
• Software patent abuse is just silly..
• I dont use JMRI, but the recent copyright elements may become very important.
• Keep up the tough work of your legal challenge. Good Luck :)
• I have never used or heard of JMRI before, but I support your efforts againt greedy patent holder
• Fight the good fight for FOSS!
• Don't let the bastards get you down.
• This is to help with the copyright and patent suits.
• May the force be with you!
• Good luck ! Defend GPL and Open source !
• For legal defense; good luck (and I'm hoping your success will make luck less of a factor in OSS).
• To help fight the copyright issue
• I hope your legal defence provides the basis for the future defence of other collaborative projects.
• To help w/ the patent case legal fees.
• Good luck with your legal troubles
• just feel duty bound to support the cause
• Having had FOSS stolen by commercial products, I know how you feel
• Take those schiesters down
• We at Slashdot support you
• This donation is to help support your legal battle.
• Sorry, cant afford more...
• JMRI was a breakthrough and it needs our support
• keep fighen em
• To help you defend the rights of open source projects everywhere. Steve
• This _must_ be cleared up. Good luck!
• good luck
• Protect the authors of free and open-source software.
• Fight on!
• Thanks for not just bending!
• go for it
• Give em hell!
• S**w Katzner, go for it boys
• I do open source as well; good luck
• Kick Katzer's Ass
• Great project! I want to support the legal defense effort.
• All I can afford right now, but I will be back! We need more folks like you.
• Go for it -- very important work.
• Thansk for fighhting the good fight!
• Im very interrested in you software, and support you with the dspute with KAM. Long life to JMRI, and thanks for making this little candy a open-source program.
• Best luck in your defense effort!
• Don't let the b****rds grind you down
• Thank YOU for what you are doing!
• Let's stop the take over of Model Railroading by the Corporate Giants.
• Open Source shall prevail.
• Open Source software must be properly protected according to it's originators wishes.
• Glad to help!
• Carry on the good work, and don't let other make money without credit!
• Keep up the good work and nail this guy to the wall
• Open Source uber alles
• I'm glad to able to help you, Bob.
• May the force be with you
• As a 'newbie', I just want to say carry on please, I hate bullies
• In support of open source!
• Thank you for defending the Open Source Software
• Thanks for not giving up and fighting for a just cause
• Best Wishes Bob
• I'm a senior on fixed income; swore I would return to contribute!
• Decoder Pro is a great piece of software and must continue!
• Thanks for all the great work you do!
• Here's hoping the little guy can win!
• Thanks, keep up the good work
• Great software, better than any commercial product that I have used.
• Thanks for all the effort and sharing with us all to make our hobby great. You all are appreciated!
• Thank you for all the hard work. My donation follows to help support your efforts.
• God blees you, keep open source software free and available!
• OLTB!
• This is for the fight against KAM
• thanks for your continued hard work and support of JMRI.
• An AA+ program for all DCC users
• http://www.pubpat.org/ and http://www.eff.org/patent/
• Keep up the open source model railroad software community for us all.
• I'm donating because you shouldn't have to pay for legal defense against fraudulent lawsuits.
• Software Patents are EVIL!!! Stop this madness. what next patent thinking??? Go Getem..... L.L.O.S.S
• Keep up the good fight
• Wish I could donate more - Keep up the fight for what's right
• Keep up the good work.
• A great interface for programming decoders
• Keep up the fight!
• Great program
• Fight! Fight! Fight! (and thanks for the great software!)
• Good luck with the good fight
• Thnaks, hope this may help
• Congratulations on the legal progress !
• Keep Up The Good Work!!!!
• Software patents are bad, Katzer's abuse is terrible, and Free Software copyrights need defending.
• Thanks for the great work in standing up to this attack.