Paypal Donations?

[lovingHDTV]

Is there anyway to just donate to pfsense?  I really don't want a sticker or tee shirt and would prefer the money just go to pfsense support.  Can I buy a tee shirt, and just request it not be shipped?

I like pfsense and would like to donate something.

thanks
david

[KOM]

I would highly recommend getting a Gold Subscription.  $99 gets you the Definitive Guide, as well as access to the monthly Hangouts and the archived videos of previous Hangouts.

[johnpoz]

This link use to go to just a donate for paypal

http://pfsense.org/donate.html

I even have it in my sig, but seems now it redirects to https://www.pfsense.org/get-involved/index.html which I don't see any just donate link anymore, time to change my sig I guess  :(

[cmb]

There are no longer any donation options, we encourage you to check out our various offerings @ store.pfsense.org and/or our gold subscription.

[firewalluser]

Whats wrong with accepting money from mystery investors who want no ties back to themselves?

Isnt that what donations are?  ;)

[phil.davis]

I also would encourage you to buy a gold subscription - lots of late night reading material in the book, and the hangouts, and auto config backup, if you want to use that.

[stephenw10]

Amazon wishlists? I remember a few of the devs had linked to theirs sometime ago. Nice way to give back directly I always thought.

Steve

[cmb]

@stephenw10:

Amazon wishlists? I remember a few of the devs had linked to theirs sometime ago. Nice way to give back directly I always thought.

Yeah we used to have a list on the website (one or two complete re-designs ago), but that type of thing dates to the early days of the project, before all the key people were making a living solely from the project. I think that's great for smaller projects where it's a hobby for the person. That's a nice token of appreciation for spending some nights and weekends on something. Amazon wishlists don't make payroll though.

[stephenw10]

Yes, I did dredge that up from the depths of my memory somewhere.  ;)
And, yes, it doesn't help ESF or the project in general. It did seem nice that you could thank an individual for some particularly nice piece of work. The gift certificates are a good idea though, I never thought of that.

Steve

[Wolf666]

Definitely Gold Subscription.

[jimp]

@stephenw10:

Amazon wishlists? I remember a few of the devs had linked to theirs sometime ago. Nice way to give back directly I always thought.

I used to have my wishlist linked in my sig here, but over time it looked tackier and tackier (for me) so I removed it. I don't think I ever had anyone actually use it, though, outside of a couple bounties I did before I started working here full time.

It's one of those things that's nice in theory but these days it's best to get the money into the project/company directly via sales.