>"All I can do is buy the CD's and give some $ to the >foundation. Any other suggestion is not productive." > >I don't think that quite covers it. Those of us who have the choice >can send checks or Paypal money directly to Theo, as described on the >Donations page. I think checks are preferable, because they eliminate >Paypal skimming its credit-card-like fees, at the cost of a stamp. The >CDs also involve paying a middle-man.
Completely true. Also it is a 20 minute walk each way to the bank, and keyboard folk need to do more walks. >Checks to Theo get the maximum amount of money to the place where it >will do the project the most good, which includes providing Theo with >the money he needs to continue doing what he's doing. On a personal "hate ramen noodles and tuna" level, I agree. But my good-for-project-good-for-the-world side says the OpenBSD Foundation is more effective at growing the contribution pie and in particular funding the hackathons where great work happens.
