<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Jul 23, 2016 at 12:22 PM, Nathaniel Smith <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:njs@pobox.com" target="_blank">njs@pobox.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">OTOH, if we give up on that part of the idea, then it becomes much easier :-). It'd be straightforward for PyPI to provide a "how to donate to this project" box on each project page, that has links to whatever donation processing service(s) the project prefers.<br></p></blockquote><div>+1 on this one -- shift all the legal hassles to the projects, but provide a tiny bit of infrastructure to make it easier for people to find.</div><div><br></div><div>note: for a higher level of support, the PSF _could_ follow the numfocus approach:</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>NumFocus is a properly set-up non-profit that can act as a gateway for particular projects, so that the individual projects don't need to set up all that accounting and legal infrastructure:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.numfocus.org/information-on-fiscal-sponsorship.html">http://www.numfocus.org/information-on-fiscal-sponsorship.html</a><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>However, there is still a pretty big barrier to entry to become a sponsored organization, as there should be.</div><div><br></div><div>So I think it would be great if PyPi could simply put a donate button in there, but not try to get into the money laundering business.</div><div><br></div><div>-CHB</div><div><br></div></div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br>Christopher Barker, Ph.D.<br>Oceanographer<br><br>Emergency Response Division<br>NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice<br>7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax<br>Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception<br><br><a href="mailto:Chris.Barker@noaa.gov" target="_blank">Chris.Barker@noaa.gov</a></div>
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