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> this may be a stupid question but why is it hard for you to give OpenSSL money?

Primarily because it's not tax-deductible. I try to restrict my charitable donations to things I can deduct.

The other reason I don't is that I'm not convinced it would be used effectively. They shouldn't be using small donations as their primary source of funding, they should be going after huge corporate supporters.

I'd be happy to donate $100 if it were tax-deductible and if OpenSSL committed to making the minimal effort of reaching out to major tech companies for substantive funding.



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