[nycbug-talk] FreeBSD Funding

[Pete Wright]

On Fri, Mar 31, 2006 at 04:46:53PM -0500, Jonathan Vanasco wrote:
> 
> On Mar 31, 2006, at 3:12 PM, Charles Sprickman wrote:
> 
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I tried submitting this to BSDNews, but the "add story" page is  
> > broken,
> > and I couldn't find any contact info on the site.  If any BSDNews  
> > folks
> > are lurking, here's the info...
> >
> > Colin's request:  http://people.freebsd.org/~cperciva/funding.html
> 
> On the link, there's this:
> 
> """
> 
> 10. Are donations tax-deductible?
> 
> I'm not a tax lawyer, but my basic understanding is as follows:
> I'm not a charity, so you can't claim these donations as a charitable  
> donation.
> Legally speaking, this is contract work, so companies can claim any  
> donations they make as business expenses. I will issue invoices upon  
> request.
> """
> 
> Is there not a facility within FreeBSD where people can donate to a  
> specific sponsorship/whatever through a proxy non-profit so that  
> donations are charitable?
> 

www.freebsdfoundation.org

although, i am not sure if they are able to dole out donations to
specific hackers.  as of now i know they are working on improving java
support.

-p

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