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<h2><font color="#e00000">Donations</font></h2>

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OpenBSD has no wealthy sponsors, nor a business model.

OpenBSD has no wealthy sponsors, nor a business model. It is a

volunteer-driven quality-oriented software development effort which

anticipates that the value it provides to the community will result in

contributions to keep it alive.

<p>

Naturally, the OpenBSD project requires funds to operate, due to

electrical costs, Internet line costs and the same hardware upgrades

that everyone must experience. For this reason, the project sells CDROMs.

that everyone must experience. For this reason, the project sells CDs

Thus, when you buy an OpenBSD CD, whether at a conference, from any

every 6 months when the project makes a release. When you buy an

sales site, or from our <a href="orders.html">CDROM ordering page</a>,

OpenBSD CD at a conference or from any of the stores listed at our

you are helping to increase the chance that OpenBSD will continue to

<a href="orders.html">CDROM ordering page</a> you are helping to

make future releases. T-shirts and posters are available as well, but

increase the chance that OpenBSD will continue to make future releases.

do not fund the project.

T-shirts and posters are available as well, but do not fund the project

(we permit CD distributors since this encourages the sales of CDs).

Proceeds from all sales come through our main CDROM manufacturer/distributor,

the Computer Shop of Calgary, and then directly fund the project leader. The

remaining money is used to pay for infrastucture costs along with the assistance

of <a href="http://www.openbsdfoundation.org">The OpenBSD Foundation</a>.

<p>

It is also possible to donate funds or <a href="want.html">hardware</a>,

Alternatively, it is also possible to donate funds or <a href="want.html">hardware</a>,

in which case your name ends up on our

in which case your name ends up on our <a href="donations.html">Donations page</a>.

<a href="donations.html">Donations page</a>.

If you wish your donation to refer to something other than your name,

or have a link provided on our web page, please send in a comment

with your transaction. (We will vet the URLs that people give us;

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we will not allow our donations page to simply be links for advertising

purposes.)

<p>

In all cases these contributions to the project are considered gifts.

<b>In all cases these donations to the project are considered gifts.</b>

The OpenBSD project does not give anything in return for the donations,

The OpenBSD project does not give anything specific in return for the

but simply continues to keep trying to write good free software for the

donations, but simply continues to keep trying to write good free software

world.

for the world.

<p>

<hr>

There are six main ways to fund the project with financial donations:

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You can cancel your subscription at any time by clicking this button and follow the instructions.

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<li><font color="#e00000">The OpenBSD Foundation</font><br>

For those unable to make their contributions as straightforward gifts, the

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and issue receipts. In some situations, their receipt may qualify

as a business expense writeoff, so this is certainly a consideration for

some organizations or businesses. There may also be exposure benefits

since the Foundation may be interested in participating in press releases.

for contributing corporations since the Foundation may be interested in

participating in press releases.

<p>

In turn, the Foundation then uses these contributions to assist OpenBSD's

In turn, the Foundation then uses these contributions to assist OpenBSD

infrastructure needs. Contact the foundation directors at

according to the Foundation's charter rules; typically this means they

help with the costs of some <a href="hackathons.html">hackathon</a> and

with infrastructure needs. Contact the foundation directors at

<a href="mailto:directors@openbsdfoundation.org">directors@openbsdfoundation.org</a>

for more information.

</ul>

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for an even better way), and if someone is so inclined, they should ask for

the advice of their accountant. In some countries corporations can make

deductible donations under the terms of "Good Will". Those who need very

strict contribution receipts could consider contributing to

strict contribution receipts should consider talking to the

<a href="http://www.openbsdfoundation.org">OpenBSD Foundation</a> instead.

<a href="http://www.openbsdfoundation.org">OpenBSD Foundation</a>.

<p>

We have a <a href="want.html">list of hardware</a> that we would like to

see donated to the project. We would appreciate it if people would look

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<li><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.holland-consulting.net">Nick Holland</a>

<li>William Gnadt

<li><a rel="nofollow" href="http://suspicious.org/">suspicious.org</a>

</ul></td><td valign=top width="25%"><ul>

<li>Lunda Spam

<li>Michael Levine

<li>George W Auch IV

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<li>Henryk Kowalski

<li>Michigan State University

<li>Nathan Ryan Milford

</ul></td><td valign=top width="25%"><ul>

<li><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.is-one.net">iS-One (China)</a>

<li>Gerald Exner

<li>Manuel Odendahl

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<li>Soren Lovborg

<li>John Weldon

<li>Max Kueng

</ul></td><td valign=top width="25%"><ul>

<li>Daniel Langsam

<li>Marco Calf

<li>Cedric Briner

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<li>C. Brian Hornaday

<li>Stephan Thierry

<li>Mathew Sorensen

</ul></td><td valign=top width="25%"><ul>

<li>Omer Faruk Sen

<li>EnderUNIX.org

<li>Dominik Fässler

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<li>Joe Webster

<li>Sam Vaughan

<li>Invasion Podcast

</ul></td><td valign=top width="25%"><ul>

<li>Emmett Keyser

<li>Josh Chaney

<li>Dwight Browne

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<li>Kent T Churchill

<li>Perry McClintock

<li>James Herdman

</ul></td><td valign=top width="25%"><ul>

<li>Mark Saad

<li>Patrick Ernzer

<li>Benjamin Lutz