On May 11, 2008, at 1:37 PM, Rodney M. Dyer wrote:
At 11:42 AM 5/11/2008, Esther Filderman wrote:
As it's own 501c3 corporation OpenAFS would be able to accept
donations without a third party, something that would probably make
it
easier -- and more comfortable -- for many sites to do.
Additionally,
there are resources that neither company can always directly provide,
especially things like hardware.
I have personally donated to OpenAFS, but quite simply, as I am not
independently wealthy, my donation isn't worth more than a few hours
of consulting. My point was that if any IT shops are like ours, we
can't just "donate" money. Especially as a state funded
institution, we can only "buy" products or services that fulfill our
needs.
We're a state-funded institution as well, so 501c(3) for OpenAFS
doesn't mean that much to us. But it can make a big, big difference
for corporations or individuals donating funds or equipment. If I had
enough bucks in my pocket to pay for, say, the native windows client
implementation, I'd save 35% by giving to the foundation rather than
paying SN/etc. As a corporation (say, Sun, IBM, HP) I'd get pretty
much nothing by giving hardware to SN or an individual. By donating it
to the 501, I can deduct the cost. Ditto for donating my proprietary
OS software that I'd like to have AFS work correctly on.
Steve
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