Kiril, a dedicated one purpose bank account or officially directed donations are somewhat problematic to a canadian not for profit - Normally for expenses the foundation supports we simply re-imburse the individuals for their costs from our funds.
As far as the suggested "donation" meter that's an idea we'd probably like to put up - as it gets that crowdsourcing type interest going. But in this case it would likely not be 20K, more like a 150K yearly goal would be best. On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 2:16 PM, Kirill Bychkov <ki...@linklevel.net> wrote: > On Wed, January 15, 2014 00:03, Bob Beck wrote: >> Just to bring this issue back to the forefront. >> >> In light of shrinking funding, we do need to look for a source to >> cover project expenses. If need be the OpenBSD Foundation can be >> involved in receiving donations to cover project electrical costs. >> >> But the fact is right now, OpenBSD will shut down if we do not have >> the funding to keep the lights on. >> >> If you or a company you know are able to assist us, it would be >> greatly appreciated, but right now we are looking at a significant >> funding shortfall for the upcoming year - Meaning the project won't be >> able to cover 20 thousand dollars in electrical expenses before being >> able to use money for other things. That sort of situation is not >> sustainable. >> > > Hi. Could we collect this sum on special bank account, to gather correct sum > for covering electricity expenses? > Or OpenBSD Foundation will pay a bill from it's funds? > Simplier - should I send money to Foundation right now or should I wait info > about direct-electricity-expenses-acccount? Unfortunately I can't send $20k, > but if 200 community members send $100 each... > I hope this will help to have another year for searching a company Theo was > mentioning in his irst letter. > >> >> >> On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 5:08 PM, Theo de Raadt <dera...@cvs.openbsd.org> >> wrote: >>> I am resending this request for funding our electricity bills because >>> it is not yet resolved. >>> >>> We really need even more funding beyond that, because otherwise all of >>> this is simply unsustainable. This request is the smallest we can >>> make. >>> >>> ------- >>> >>> Hi everyone. >>> >>> The OpenBSD project uses a lot of electricity for running the >>> development and build machines. A number of logistical reasons >>> prevents us from moving the machines to another location which might >>> offer space/power for free, so let's not allow the conversation to go >>> that way. >>> >>> We are looking for a Canadian company who will take on our electrical >>> expenses -- on their books, rather than on our books. We would be >>> happiest to find someone who will do this on an annual recurring >>> basis. >>> >>> That way the various OpenBSD efforts can be supported, yet written off >>> as an off-site operations cost by such a company. If we reduce this >>> cost, it will leave more money for other parts of the project. >>> >>> We think that a Canadian company is the best choice for accounting >>> reasons. If a company in some other jurisdiction feels they can also >>> do this successfully, we'd be very happy to hear from them as well. >>> >>> I am not going to disclose the actual numbers here. Please contact me >>> for details if serious. >>> >>> Thanks.
