From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ricardo Wurmus Subject: Re: Funding the build farm Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2015 16:12:49 +0100 Message-ID: References: <20151011212714.GA9401@thebird.nl> <87d1wk8y7e.fsf@netris.org> <20151012060607.GA11012@thebird.nl> <871td0auiw.fsf@gnu.org> <20151013121140.GA18001@thebird.nl> <20151013125258.GA5574@debian> <87eggyomym.fsf@gnu.org> <20151118161507.GA25174@thebird.nl> <87mvubma8s.fsf_-_@gnu.org> <20151122105306.GA4493@debian.ntu.edu.sg> <20151123193838.GA11783@jocasta.intra> <20151124165454.0df0f9ec@debian-netbook> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:58311) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1a1FHG-0002gJ-4w for guix-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 24 Nov 2015 10:13:10 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1a1FHC-0007gG-0i for guix-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 24 Nov 2015 10:13:06 -0500 Received: from venus.bbbm.mdc-berlin.de ([141.80.25.30]:37790) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1a1FHB-0007fS-Ob for guix-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 24 Nov 2015 10:13:01 -0500 In-Reply-To: <20151124165454.0df0f9ec@debian-netbook> List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Efraim Flashner Cc: guix-devel@gnu.org Efraim Flashner writes: > On Mon, 23 Nov 2015 20:38:38 +0100 > John Darrington wrote: > >> On Sun, Nov 22, 2015 at 11:53:06AM +0100, Andreas Enge wrote: >> On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 07:29:55PM +0100, Ludovic Court??s wrote: >> [...] >> >> It may still be interesting to also go via the FSF. This would mean bank >> accounts in the euro and the dollar currency spaces, and it might be easier >> for US donors to deduce donations from their taxes. >> >> The FSF does have a EUR bank account. However, if past experience is anything >> to go by, then : >> >> 1. The FSF will have little interest in collecting funds for specific projects. >> They (with a few very special exceptions) only take donations which go into >> central FSF funds to be dispersed as they think fit. >> >> AND >> >> 2. The Conservancy (which normally DOES do directed funding) refuses to do so for >> GNU projects, for fear of offending the FSF. >> > > What about the FSFE? Would they be more amenable or are they just the > European arm of the FSF? The FSFE is a separate organisation with separate infrastructure and separate finances. ~~ Ricardo