Re: comment on donations

2014-04-13 Thread Arne Ansper
On Fri, 11 Apr 2014, Steve Marquess wrote: Swift/IBAN electronic bank transfers as done in most of the world are difficult here, with fees. I could set up a charge card (Visa/Mastercard) merchant account, but the recurring fees for that would eat up much of what is typically received in donati

Re: comment on donations

2014-04-12 Thread Steve Marquess
On 04/12/2014 07:37 AM, Geoffrey Coram wrote: > On 04/11/2014 23:50, Kyle Hamilton wrote: >> >> Teach me to ask a question without reading the entire thread. >> >> At what point would the break-even cost make sense to form a >> non-profit entity? >> >> -Kyle H > > > It costs $500-$750 to file f

Re: comment on donations

2014-04-12 Thread Geoffrey Coram
On 04/11/2014 23:50, Kyle Hamilton wrote: > > Teach me to ask a question without reading the entire thread. > > At what point would the break-even cost make sense to form a > non-profit entity? > > -Kyle H It costs $500-$750 to file for tax-exempt status (501c3); then you have to file a retu

Re: comment on donations

2014-04-11 Thread Kyle Hamilton
Is OpenSSL Software Foundation, Inc. a tax-exempt organization? -Kyle H On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 8:09 AM, Steve Marquess wrote: > In a typical year the OpenSSL project receives about US$2000 in donations. > > This week we have received roughly 200 donations totaling nearly > US$3000. Amounts have

Re: comment on donations

2014-04-11 Thread Kyle Hamilton
Teach me to ask a question without reading the entire thread. At what point would the break-even cost make sense to form a non-profit entity? -Kyle H On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 8:46 PM, Kyle Hamilton wrote: > Is OpenSSL Software Foundation, Inc. a tax-exempt organization? > > -Kyle H > > On Fri, A

Re: comment on donations

2014-04-11 Thread Steve Marquess
On 04/11/2014 06:50 PM, Geoffrey Coram wrote: > On 04/11/2014 14:46, Ted Byers wrote: >> >> And guess what I just found. ;-) Amazon has special discounts for >> icropayments and nonproft organizations. I do not know if you're a >> 501(c)3 non-profit, but if you are, then your rate would be 2.2%

Re: comment on donations

2014-04-11 Thread Ted Byers
On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 6:50 PM, Geoffrey Coram wrote: > On 04/11/2014 14:46, Ted Byers wrote: >> >> And guess what I just found. ;-) Amazon has special discounts for >> icropayments and nonproft organizations. I do not know if you're a >> 501(c)3 non-profit, but if you are, then your rate wou

Re: comment on donations

2014-04-11 Thread Geoffrey Coram
On 04/11/2014 14:46, Ted Byers wrote: > > And guess what I just found. ;-) Amazon has special discounts for > icropayments and nonproft organizations. I do not know if you're a > 501(c)3 non-profit, but if you are, then your rate would be 2.2%, > along with the $0.30 per transaction. Check it

Re: comment on donations

2014-04-11 Thread Ted Byers
Thanks Jeff, On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 4:54 PM, Jeffrey Walton wrote: > On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 2:20 PM, Ted Byers wrote: >> On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 1:23 PM, Steve Marquess >> wrote: >>> ... >> >> Have you checked out Google and Amazon's payment services? I have >> heard they exist, but haven't

Re: comment on donations

2014-04-11 Thread Jeffrey Walton
On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 2:20 PM, Ted Byers wrote: > On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 1:23 PM, Steve Marquess > wrote: >> ... > > Have you checked out Google and Amazon's payment services? I have > heard they exist, but haven't checked them out for cost (I may do so, > and soon, as the Canadian bank's sup

Re: comment on donations

2014-04-11 Thread Harlan Stenn
Honoring Reply-to ... Steve, please let me know what you learn. I'm going thru similar things with Network Time Foundation because of the recent DDoS issue involving NTP. Our donations "bump" after that issue was much smaller than yours, but at least we got a few more donations :) -- Harlan St

Re: comment on donations

2014-04-11 Thread Stacy Devino
It is well deserved. You must look at how much of the internet and our existing computing architecture relies on the good will of others. It is almost all of it. Progress cannot happen without openness and honesty, which you all have shown in spades. Everyone everywhere has come together to quick

Re: comment on donations

2014-04-11 Thread Justin Frappier
remove On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 2:20 PM, Ted Byers wrote: > On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 1:23 PM, Steve Marquess > wrote: > > On 04/11/2014 11:57 AM, Lou Picciano wrote: > >> Thanks, Steve, > >> > >> ... for your hard work, and that of the other Team Members. This week's > 'excitement' illustrates ho

Re: comment on donations

2014-04-11 Thread Ted Byers
On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 2:20 PM, Ted Byers wrote: > > Have you checked out Google and Amazon's payment services? I have > heard they exist, but haven't checked them out for cost (I may do so, > and soon, as the Canadian bank's support for ecommerce leaves > everything to be desired: try finding a

Re: comment on donations

2014-04-11 Thread Ted Byers
On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 1:23 PM, Steve Marquess wrote: > On 04/11/2014 11:57 AM, Lou Picciano wrote: >> Thanks, Steve, >> >> ... for your hard work, and that of the other Team Members. This week's >> 'excitement' illustrates how important it us to all of us. >> >> (would be great to find a way ar

Re: comment on donations

2014-04-11 Thread Steve Marquess
On 04/11/2014 11:57 AM, Lou Picciano wrote: > Thanks, Steve, > > … for your hard work, and that of the other Team Members. This week's > 'excitement' illustrates how important it us to all of us. > > (would be great to find a way around those 'hefty PayPal fees.) I'm open to suggestions. Not on

Re: comment on donations

2014-04-11 Thread Lou Picciano
quess" To: openssl-users@openssl.org Sent: Friday, April 11, 2014 11:09:19 AM Subject: comment on donations In a typical year the OpenSSL project receives about US$2000 in donations. This week we have received roughly 200 donations totaling nearly US$3000. Amounts have ranged between $0.02 an

Re: comment on donations

2014-04-11 Thread Ryan Hurst
Steve, Does the Foundation have a Bitcoin address? Ryan On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 8:09 AM, Steve Marquess < marqu...@opensslfoundation.com> wrote: > In a typical year the OpenSSL project receives about US$2000 in donations. > > This week we have received roughly 200 donations totaling nearly > U

comment on donations

2014-04-11 Thread Steve Marquess
In a typical year the OpenSSL project receives about US$2000 in donations. This week we have received roughly 200 donations totaling nearly US$3000. Amounts have ranged between $0.02 and $300, and I notice that some individuals have made multiple contributions. For the larger donations and multip