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by simias 3302 days ago
The page gives some informations about where the money will go:

> This money will firstly allow us to continue our maintenance of GnuPG. We also intend to use it to fund our work on the Gnuk security token. And, one new project that it will support is a book called "An Advanced Introduction to GnuPG." A book for developers who want to integrate GnuPG into their programs, and need to understand the various concepts, the important security tradeoffs, and common pitfalls; for digital security trainers who need to understand GnuPG to be able to make sound recommendations to users; and, of course, for enthusiasts.

I agree with waldfee that it would probably be a very good idea to invest a chunk of that money into UI improvements. GnuPG is not exactly the friendliest program out there, even for those of us who are very comfortable doing everything from the command line.