Please donate to the Python Software Foundation

[sdeibel]

Hi,

I'm writing to urge members of the Python community to please 
keep the Python Software Foundation in mind in your "year end 
giving".

The PSF is the 501(c)3 non-profit organization that holds and 
protects the intellectual property rights behind Python.  We deal 
with the licensing, contribution agreements, and legal 
requirements of copyright and trademark in order to keep Python 
open and free of legal claims.

The PSF also:

* Provides the financial backing that makes PyCon possible:
    http://us.pycon.org/

* Funds special projects such as the recent website redesign:
    http://python.org/

  and the current Python Advocacy Coordinator experiment:
    http://python.org/psf/grants/advocacy/orig-proposal.pdf
    http://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonAdvocacyCoordinator

* Funds grants:
    http://www.python.org/psf/grants/

* Responds to legal queries about the license, trademarks, or 
  US export control registration, owns/renews the key Python 
  domain names, and other such administrative chores.

How to Donate
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We take credit cards, checks, wire transfers, and PayPal:

  http://www.python.org/psf/donations/

Donations are tax deductible for US citizens and for any business 
where donations or sponsorship can be considered pre-tax business 
expenses.

Businesses can also consider becoming a sponsor member of the 
PSF:

  http://www.python.org/psf/sponsorship/

Or, become a sponsor of PyCon 2007:

  http://us.pycon.org/TX2007/HowToSponsor

If you have any questions, please email me directly.

Thanks!

Stephan Deibel
Chairman of the Board
Python Software Foundation

http://python.org/psf