> On 2011-04-22 6:35:46, Philip Guenther <guenther () gmail ! com> wrote: > > On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 10:16 PM, Sunnz <sun...@gmail.com> wrote: > > forget about multi-license, it is isc license and it doesn't really > > make sense to make them like ms volume license. > > > > but how hard would it be to provide an option for people to specify a > > different price for buying the cd? then you can pay $1000 for a cd if > > you want. > > The tax laws of the country I live in are more than enough for me to > willingly deal with, so I won't claim any expertise in the laws of > other countries, but are the people making these suggestions cognizant > of the various laws and regulations that tend to surround "deductible > business expense" or whatever the nearest local equivalent is? Do you > *really* think a "pick your own price" item is actually fully > deductible in the eyes of a random local tax authority? Really? > Enough to stake your own fortune and business on? Do you know the > laws of other countries enough that your conscience lets you make that > recommendation to people living elsewhere? If so, wow, what are you > doing hanging out on this list instead of making big bucks in finance? > > > If you want to make a contribution and having it be tax deductible is > a significant concern or would result in an increase in the size of > the donation, then contact the OpenBSD Foundation (and review your > relevant tax laws and regulations). The Foundation exists, in part, > so that these issues and concerns don't become an undue burden on > people. > > > Philip Guenther >
I'll bet that even though it can't be deducted, a check payable to Theo deRaadt c/o The Computer Shop, Calgary would be quite effective. And we'll probably know if it wouldn't be before anyone has time to get stamps. Ed Ahlsen-Girard [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type application/x-pkcs7-signature which had a name of smime.p7s]
