First, you need to install the Taler wallet browser extension. Install the wallet:
Congratulations, you have installed the Taler wallet correctly. You can now proceed with the next steps.
The next step is to withdraw coins, after all you cannot pay
with an empty wallet. To be allowed to withdraw coins from
a exchange, you first need to transfer currency to the exchange
using the normal banking system, for example by using a wire
transfer. If the bank offers a tight integration with
Taler, it may also support this directly over the home
banking online interface.
For the demonstration, we have created a "bank" that allows
you to "wire" funds (in KUDOS) to the exchange. You can create
an account at the bank by just specifying a username that
has not yet been taken, and a password. Afterwards, you can
withdraw KUDOS simply by filling in the desired amount into
a form. Naturally, when using a real bank with real money,
you would have to authenticate and authorize the transfer.
Note that you would not do this step for each purchase or
each shop. Payment with Taler is like paying with cash: you
withdraw currency at the bank (or an ATM) and then pay at
many merchants without having to authenticate each time.
So, unless you have already done so, please go ahead and withdraw
KUDOS at the
Demo bank
(opens in a new tab).
Now it is time to spend your hard earned KUDOS. Note that we cannot really tell if you got any yet, as your Taler wallet balance is visible to you, but of course is hidden entirely from the shop.
The shop corresponds to the shopping cart of a real Web shop; however, we kept it very simple for the demonstration, so you can only donate KUDOS to free software projects. Visit shop.demo.taler.net to go to the shop (opens in a new tab).
What would the Internet without reading online articles. However, so far it was hard to reward the authors of such works. With Taler, this is now easy.
We have created a blog based on Richard Stallman's book "Free Software, Free Society", which is also available for free at the FSF. However, it's of course much more fun to show Richard your respect by paying him with KUDOS. Visit blog.demo.taler.net to go to the Free Software Free Society blog (opens in a new tab).