! OpenBSD has no wealthy sponsors, nor a business model.
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.
! Thus, when you buy an OpenBSD CD, whether at a conference, from any
! sales site, or from our CDROM ordering page,
! you are helping to increase the chance that OpenBSD will continue to
! make future releases. T-shirts and posters are available as well, but
! do not fund the project.
! It is also possible to donate funds or hardware,
! in which case your name ends up on our
! Donations page.
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or have a link provided on our web page, please send in a comment
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Donations
! 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.
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 CDs
! every 6 months when the project makes a release. When you buy an
! OpenBSD CD at a conference or from any of the stores listed at our
! CDROM ordering page you are helping to
! increase the chance that OpenBSD will continue to make future releases.
!
! 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 The OpenBSD Foundation.
! Alternatively, it is also possible to donate funds or hardware,
! in which case your name ends up on our Donations page.
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
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we will not allow our donations page to simply be links for advertising
purposes.)
! In all cases these contributions to the project are considered gifts.
! The OpenBSD project does not give anything in return for the donations,
! but simply continues to keep trying to write good free software for the
! world.
There are six main ways to fund the project with financial donations:
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we will not allow our donations page to simply be links for advertising
purposes.)
! In all cases these donations to the project are considered gifts.
! The OpenBSD project does not give anything specific in return for the
! donations, but simply continues to keep trying to write good free software
! for the world.
There are six main ways to fund the project with financial donations:
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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.
! In turn, the Foundation then uses these contributions to assist OpenBSD's
! infrastructure needs. Contact the foundation directors at
directors@openbsdfoundation.org
for more information.
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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
! for contributing corporations since the Foundation may be interested in
! participating in press releases.
! In turn, the Foundation then uses these contributions to assist OpenBSD
! according to the Foundation's charter rules; typically this means they
! help with the costs of some hackathon and
! with infrastructure needs. Contact the foundation directors at
directors@openbsdfoundation.org
for more information.
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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
! OpenBSD Foundation instead.
We have a list of hardware that we would like to
see donated to the project. We would appreciate it if people would look
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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 should consider talking to the
! OpenBSD Foundation.
We have a list of hardware that we would like to
see donated to the project. We would appreciate it if people would look
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