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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.

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

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

<ul>

<li>Cheques

Simply send a donation cheque in CAD/EUR/USD funds made out to

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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>The OpenBSD Foundation

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

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

is a

Canadian not-for-profit corporation</a> that can accept larger contributions

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

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

for more information.

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While donations are not US tax deductible as charitable contribution,

While donations (as gifts) are not generally tax deductible as charitable

they may be deductible as an operating expense, and if someone is so

contribution, they may be deductible as an operating expense (or check the

inclined, they should ask for the advice of their accountant. The

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

same applies to other countries, where corporations can make deductible

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

donations under the terms of "Good Will".

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

deductible donations under the terms of "Good Will".

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