[arch-general] Why are financial contributions not accepted?

[Ray Kohler]

On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 10:07 PM, Bill Day <williamson.day at gmail.com> wrote:
> It's not that I really have money to give away, but I was struck by the
> notice on the Arch web site that financial contributions are not currently
> accepted, although they have been in the past.  Given that there has
> apparently been some discussion of lack of resources for the distro, it
> seems to me to be reasonable to ask why those of us who can't code can't try
> to provide a little relief and support for Arch's hard-working volunteers in
> other ways.

The donations were done via PayPal and those in charge decided PayPal
wasn't trustworthy for use by non-profit organizations who don't have
official government non-profit status.

I also have donated in the past, and would do so again if it were made possible.