bitcoin_monthly_contribute

Scripts to ease regular bitcoin donations to several addresses.

Inspired by the awesome Flattr idea.

Thanks to the scriptability of bitcoin network bitcoin_monthly_contribute doesn't require any service provider solution. All you need is couple of simple free software scripts on your box.

Collection of bitcoin addresses can be done easily with add_btc_address_to_subs_or_single_donations.rb which works well with donation buttons like http://coinwidget.com/ or https://bitcoinwidget.appspot.com/ or simply bitcoin: URL defined in https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/BIP_0021

Files

HOME_lib/BitcoinRPC.rb

`BitcoinRPC` class taken from:

https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/API_reference_(JSON-RPC)#Ruby

so it is CC-BY according to https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Bitcoin.it_Wiki#License

But to whom should I give credit? OK, let's try https://en.bitcoin.it :).

All the other files are Public Domain (or Unlicense, WTFPL, Copyheart, CC0 if you prefer). However, licenses and corrupted copy monopolies will die anyway so it doesn't matter.

bitcoin_monthly_contribute.rb

The main script.

Takes all valid BTC public addresses from ~/.bitcoin_monthly/subscriptions and ~/.bitcoin_monthly/single_donations, splits Monthly_amount_in_currency defined in ~/.bitcoin_monthly/bitcoin_monthly_contribute.conf.rb into equal pieces, connects to running bitcoind or bitcoin-qt -server with credentials defined in ~/.bitcoin/bitcoin.conf and sends the bitcoins to your beloved projects.

HOME_DOTbitcoin_monthly/subscriptions

HOME_DOTbitcoin_monthly/single_donations

Examples of the addresses files. Should be present in `~/.bitcoin_monthly/` directory.

HOME_DOTbitcoin_monthly/bitcoin_monthly_contribute.conf.rb

Example of configuration file. Defines: * `Monthly_amount_in_currency` * Currency code * Label of account from which you want to send the contribution. Should have sufficient funds * `Usd_in_currency` exchange rate, `Usd_in_currency_ticker_cmd` shell command to obtain it * `Btc_in_usd` exchange rate, `Btc_in_usd_ticker_cmd` shell command to obtain it

add_btc_address_to_subs_or_single_donations.rb

Script that can be invoked from your browser as an application taking bitcoin: URL defined in https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/BIP_0021 which will ask you if you want to add the addres (and label it) to `subscriptions` or `single_donations` file or cancel.

Employs zenity.

Donations

I'm happily employed and I don't expect donations in order to maintain these simple scripts.

However I've already obtained some unexpected love thanks to awesome Flattr--GitHub integration: https://flattr.com/thing/1748778/ins-pirat-ionbitcoinmonthlycontribute-on-GitHub so I decided to offer BTC donation option, too so I (and you) have comparison, how different methods work.

The BTC address for donations is bitcoin:1dprQf6srGtsNhgP82CT8QWUpUrMtXjiH

I don't know how to present it as clickable URL here because GFM doesn't support arbitrary HTML code insertion. You can click on it on my ugly outdated bookmarks site.

I'll spread every donation made to this "project" either via Flattr or Bitcoin back to the Free Sofware, Free Culture creators or privacy, human rights and related activists/groups. If I'm not lazy, I'll post transparency reports here or on my blog.