From a61772c7ad3950af43c4cc574637d9735f9684e5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Lucas Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2002 00:04:23 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Include some info on information we need for a donation request, how donations are handled, and so on. --- en/donations/index.sgml | 108 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 107 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/en/donations/index.sgml b/en/donations/index.sgml index c7be00322e..c35fef49f2 100644 --- a/en/donations/index.sgml +++ b/en/donations/index.sgml @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ - + %includes; @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ @@ -63,6 +64,111 @@ developer community. + +

Donating to the FreeBSD Project

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So, you want to donate something to the FreeBSD Project? + Great! We strongly rely upon user donations to accomplish our + goals.

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Part of the goal of the Donations Liason Office is to match + donations with developers who can use them. This means that we + don't accept just any donation; we only handle those that have + an interested recipient. This saves time all around, and also + helps assure donors that what their contributions are actually + supporting the FreeBSD Project. The down side of this process + is that we need some information about your donation before + accepting it.

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Donations generally fall into three categories:

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If you have something to offer that doesn't fall into one of + these categories, don't fret! Just contact us at + donations@FreeBSD.org with your offer. Just because it's not + the run-of-the-mill offer doesn't mean that we're not + interested.

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Financial Contributions

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The FreeBSD Project does not directly accept financial + contributions. A sponsor organization, the FreeBSD Foundation, + accepts financial contributions for us. Please see their Web + site for details on financial contributions.

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Complete Computer Systems

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The FreeBSD Project is always in need of computers. We are + happy to accept donations that can be used by a developer. If + you have a computer that you would like to donate to the + Project, please contact us with the following information:

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Computer Components

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If we're going to support a type of hardware, we need that + hardware. If you have a piece of hardware that you would like + to donate to the Project, please contact us with the following + information:

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What we Do with this Information

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Once we have a description of the donation, the Donations + Liason Office will contact the developer community and offer the + resource to them. If we have a developer who would like the + item, we put the donor and the recipient in contact and let them + work out shipping information. If there are multilpe developers + interested in a resource, we try to learn what each developer + would use the resource for and allocate it most effectively for + the Project. If no developer is interested, we turn down the + offer.

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Our goal is to place (or decline) all donations within 7 days + of receipt of complete information.

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Tax Donations

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The FreeBSD Foundation can act as a charitable organization for + tax purposes. If you live in the United States, your donation + can be deducted from your taxes. If you want a deduction for + your contribution, please let us know when you send information + on your donation.

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