The jealousy some experience during such a surprising event as this one is unhealthy. Look at it from this angle: it is a surprise, an event of serendipity. Just like N900 prototypes from Maemo Summit were a surprise in this case whether you're eligible is also a surprise. I'm sure many of us were and are saving up for full price of N900, and meanwhile feel good for those who did get the N900 prototype on loan or get a discount. If I understand correct its now 300 EUR instead of 500 EUR; hence a 40% discount, that is 25% more than the Twitter discount referenced to in this thread. Lets feel happy for those who are eligible to any program in past, present, and future. The flaws of karma system existed before today, and different thread is for fixing that. For solutions for individual cases we also have proposals in different thread, and the donation solution doesn't need public attention it can be resolved via PMs.