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#use wml::debian::template title="Donations to Software in the Public Interest"
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<ul>
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<li><a href="#money_donations">Donations of money</a></li>
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<li><a href="#equipment_donations">Donations of equipment and services</a></li>
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</ul>
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<h2 id="money_donations">Donations of money</h2>
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<p>Debian is the name of the project, and Debian GNU/Linux is how the
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distribution we create is called. In order to handle money donations,
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we set up a non-profit corporation,
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<a href="http://www.spi-inc.org/">Software in the Public Interest</a>.</p>
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<p>Although created by a volunteers throughout the world, Debian
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has expenses that were, for a long time, paid for out of the
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pockets of a few of the developers. These expenses include
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registering the debian.org domain, cutting CD's for testing new
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releases, unreimbursed travel and lodging expenses while appearing
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at conferences, etc.</p>
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<p>Many of the donations to date have been from appreciative users.
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While all donations are welcome, it is especially hoped that any
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businesses that make money through Debian (CD manufacturers,
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support companies, or even businesses that rely on Debian
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for day to day operations) will contribute a percentage
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of their profit to help make Debian GNU/Linux the best OS
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it can be.</p>
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<p>If you would like to make a monetary donation to Debian, see the
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<a href="http://www.spi-inc.org/donations">SPI donation page</a>.
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Make sure to specify that the money is intended for Debian. Since SPI
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is a non-profit organization we can issue receipts for tax purposes.</p>
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<p>For some parts of the world it may be easier to make the donation to
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one of the partner organizations of Software in the Public Interest
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(check the <a href="http://www.spi-inc.org/donations">SPI donation page</a>
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for current information):</p>
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<ul>
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<li>Europe: <a href="http://www.ffis.de/Verein/spi-en.html">\
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Verein zur Förderung Freier Informationen und Software e.V.</a>
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(ffis) in Germany</li>
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<li>Italy: <a href="http://www.softwarelibero.it/news/20030719-01.shtml">\
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Associazione Software Libero</a></li>
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</ul>
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<h2 id="equipment_donations">Donations of equipment and services</h2>
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<p>Given the small budget Debian runs on it is not possible, at this time,
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for Debian to purchase and maintain its own computers and network connections.
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We therefore rely on the donation of equipment and services from companies and
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universities to keep Debian connected to the world.</p>
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<p>If your company has any idle machines or spare equipment (hard drives, SCSI
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controllers, network cards, etc) lying around, please consider donating them to
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Debian. Please contact our
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<a href="mailto:hardware-donations@debian.org">hardware donations delegate</a>
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for details.</p>
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<p>Debian maintains a <a href="misc/hardware_wanted">list of hardware that is wanted</a> for various
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services and groups within the project.</p>
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<hrline />
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<p>The following are lists of organizations that have made donations of
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equipment or services to Debian:</p>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="misc/equipment_donations">equipment donors</a></li>
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<li><a href="mirror/official_sponsors">official mirror sponsors</a></li>
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<li><a href="partners/">development and service partners</a></li>
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</ul>
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