On Tue, Nov 10, 2020 at 8:33 AM matthew sporleder <[email protected]> wrote: > > Indeed -- casting a wide net is in our interest. I hope you are able > to use one of our many potential donation offerings -- paypal, stripe, > amazon smile, github sponsorship.. any I am missing?
Multiple channels is a good thing. If a trust relationship exists between a donor and a site (one of GitHub, GitLab, SourceForge, Bitbucket, GNU Savannah, PayPal, Amazon, etc), then a donor can reach you. I think the bad idea is, only rely on one channel. As an example, some projects only provide a PayPal donation mechanism.I won't tolerate PayPal's shitty service and I don't trust PayPal. I can't make a donation. NetBSD should consider Amazon, too. They have a program for donations to nonprofits. Amazon is a big marketplace with lots of users. The trust relationship is already in place for millions of potential donors. In fact, I think projects like NetBSD should sell their swag on Amazon and eBay as a fund raiser. $10.00 for stickers, $20.00 for a coffee mug, $30.00 for a tee-shirt, etc. Folks like me are happy to pay more for the cool swag. Jeff
