On Sat, Nov 07, 1998 at 09:21:53AM -0800, Tim Moran wrote: > Hello, > > I'm not a programmer, nor am I wealthy, but this > Debian/Hurd thing has got my attention and I'd like > to help out a bit. > > Tell me where to send the money and I'll get a check > in the mail. (Yes, I'm also a bit lazy this morning. > I'm sure the answer is somewhere in the web pages. > Your address just came up first.)
Hello Tim! Many thanks for your offer. Debian/Hurd is part of the Debian project. We try to port the Linux Debian to the Hurd kernel of the GNU project. So there are two locations where you can sent your money: a) Debian (http://www.debian.org). We are a group of ~400 volunteers who port and package software to build a free operating system. Our mother organization is SPI (Software in the Public Interest), which was created to manage our money and other official things. Please visit http://www.debian.org/donations and http://www.spi-inc.org/donations. Make sure you mark the money for use by Debian. We are a non-profit organizations under the laws of New York State. Depending on where your live, your donation is tax-deductible. Excerpt from the web page: To make a donation to make a check or money order out to: Software in the Public Interest, Inc. and mail it to: Software in the Public Interest, Inc. PO Box 1326 Boston, MA 02117 USA To make an electronic transfer (this will work for non-US too), you need to give your bank the routing number and account number as follows: The SPI bank account is at American Express Centurion Bank. Routing Number: 124071889 Account Number: 1296789 Let the SPI Treasurer know if you have problems with this. When you have completed the electronic wire, please send a copy of the receipt to the above address so there is a copy of your donation. The copy you send to the treasurer is important. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Note that you can alos donate services and equipment, for example if you are connected to the internet). b) As you wrote this to the Debian _Hurd_ project, you may want to donate money to the FSF (Free Software Foundation), too. They are covering the GNU project, which the Hurd is part of. From their web page (http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/free-sw.html): To donate to the FSF, simply mail a check to: Free Software Foundation 59 Temple Place - Suite 330 Boston, MA 02111 USA We will send you back a receipt which you can use to show that you are entitled to a tax deduction on United States income taxes. > If you can think of any other peculiar niche where you > may need some other help, feel free to ask. Both organizations, SPI and GNU, serve free software in an excellent way. Both are sponsoring third party projects from time to time. It is really tempting to send you my personal bank account number, though :) Thank you very much, Marcus -- "Rhubarb is no Egyptian god." Debian GNU/Linux finger brinkmd@ Marcus Brinkmann http://www.debian.org master.debian.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] for public PGP Key http://homepage.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/Marcus.Brinkmann/ PGP Key ID 36E7CD09
