Comment on Nginx established as a companyparentComments−markbao15y If you like to donate to nginx, you can make a donation via PayPal paypal@nginx.net http://sysoev.ru/en/donation.html−gravitronic15yHmm.. maybe I'm wrong, but doesn't paypal disallow non-charities from collecting donations? And they often end up freezing the account?Here's the link stating that google checkout does not allow "donations" unless you're tax-exempt: http://www.reddit.com/comments/gx7br/google_emulates_paypal_...I can't find the related news article for paypal offhand.−dotBen15yGiven that anyone donating is presumably using nginx somewhere would be very easy for them to restructure this as "paying a voluntary license for the use of nginx at a $ amount to be decided by the customer"−gravitronic15yThey should do that and avoid the pain of a paypal frozen account.−someone1315yJust what I was looking for - thanks!
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Hmm.. maybe I'm wrong, but doesn't paypal disallow non-charities from collecting donations? And they often end up freezing the account?
Here's the link stating that google checkout does not allow "donations" unless you're tax-exempt: http://www.reddit.com/comments/gx7br/google_emulates_paypal_...
I can't find the related news article for paypal offhand.
Given that anyone donating is presumably using nginx somewhere would be very easy for them to restructure this as "paying a voluntary license for the use of nginx at a $ amount to be decided by the customer"
They should do that and avoid the pain of a paypal frozen account.
Just what I was looking for - thanks!