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

Re: comment on donations

2014-04-12 Thread Geoffrey Coram
On 04/11/2014 23:50, Kyle Hamilton aerow...@gmail.com 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

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 aerow...@gmail.com 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

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

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

Re: comment on donations

2014-04-11 Thread Lou Picciano
...@opensslfoundation.com 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

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 only is

Re: comment on donations

2014-04-11 Thread Ted Byers
On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 1:23 PM, Steve Marquess marqu...@opensslfoundation.com 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

Re: comment on donations

2014-04-11 Thread Ted Byers
On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 2:20 PM, Ted Byers r.ted.by...@gmail.com 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

Re: comment on donations

2014-04-11 Thread Justin Frappier
remove On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 2:20 PM, Ted Byers r.ted.by...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 1:23 PM, Steve Marquess marqu...@opensslfoundation.com wrote: On 04/11/2014 11:57 AM, Lou Picciano wrote: Thanks, Steve, ... for your hard work, and that of the other Team Members.

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

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

Re: comment on donations

2014-04-11 Thread Jeffrey Walton
On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 2:20 PM, Ted Byers r.ted.by...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 1:23 PM, Steve Marquess marqu...@opensslfoundation.com 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

Re: comment on donations

2014-04-11 Thread Ted Byers
Thanks Jeff, On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 4:54 PM, Jeffrey Walton noloa...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 2:20 PM, Ted Byers r.ted.by...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 1:23 PM, Steve Marquess marqu...@opensslfoundation.com wrote: ... Have you checked out Google and Amazon's

Re: comment on donations

2014-04-11 Thread Geoffrey Coram
On 04/11/2014 14:46, Ted Byers r.ted.by...@gmail.com 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

Re: comment on donations

2014-04-11 Thread Ted Byers
On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 6:50 PM, Geoffrey Coram gjco...@gmail.com wrote: On 04/11/2014 14:46, Ted Byers r.ted.by...@gmail.com 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

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 r.ted.by...@gmail.com 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

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 aerow...@gmail.com wrote: Is OpenSSL Software Foundation, Inc. a tax-exempt organization? -Kyle

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 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