Surely an instance that is growing at the rate this one is will incur a rise in operation costs. I’d venture a guess that required administration time also will rise.

So… how can we help?

  • chaorace@lemmy.sdf.org
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    I can’t speak for the system operators, but I’m sure that donations are always appreciated!

    You can donate via Paypal using the “Make a Donation” button on the landing page: http://sdf.org/. You can alternatively mail cash directly to the following address:

    SDF Public Access UNIX System
    Post Office Box 17355
    Seattle WA 98127 USA
    

    Donation is actually one of the ways one can “validate” an SDF unix account, which enables additional shell commands. When donating via Paypal, simply write “Validate [SDF Unix username]” into the message area to get validated. For mail-in donations, you would instead write your SDF username onto the upper-left corner of the envelope.

    Crypto donation is apparently also available by request. You can contact [email protected] for wallet info.

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      This is great info, thank you. I had been hoping there was a donation avenue that tied into membership perks, so the validation tidbit is excellent. I think things like that are excellent incentive to donate.

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        If you’re specifically interested in perks, there’s also an “ARPA” program you can join which includes additional alternative payment options and features beyond what basic validation provides:

        Did you know you can become a permanent LIFETIME member of SDF
        by making a onetime donation of $36?
        
        ARPA members have immediate access to:
        
         600mb total / 20000 files in four areas
         access to multiple subdomains                              (mkhomepg -a)
         voting priviledges on new system features                  (vote)
         telnet, ssh, ytalk, irc, irssi (non-proxy)
         wget, snarf, ftp, scp
         gcc, perl, php, python, ruby, et cetera 
         Mail and USENET news via UUCP 
         SDF VoIP Basic Telephony Service
         (type 'software arpa' for a complete list of programs)
         access to join VHOST, DNS, VPM, DBA, TWEAK & MetaARPA membership levels
        
        You too can become a LIFETIME member of the ARPA group by sending a
        ONE TIME contribution of $36 (or more!) to SDF.  NON-US Residents can join
        ARPA by sending the amount via International Money Order, cash (US/EURO) or
        by PAYPAL.  Be sure to include your user id of 'SDF UNIX USERNAME'
        
          LAND                       INTERNET (donations of $3.00 or more)
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        |  SDF Public Access UNIX  |  PAYPAL.COM:   [email protected]  |
        |  PO BOX 17355            |                                      | 
        |  SEATTLE WA 98127 USA    |  (Be sure to include your user id)   |
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        |  Donations or dues via crypto: E-mail 'membership' for options  |
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        Acceptable funds:  Western Union, Cheques, Money Orders, US, CDN, EURO, UK, YEN
        
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          I paid for the ARPA membership about 20 years ago. And then again when I opened a new account five years ago.

          $72 total. I think that has been an absolute steal for the services I’ve received.

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          Keep in mind that this lemmy instance is currently “in beta”, and sdf betas have in the past been reset for various reasons. The sdf mastodon services are very stable, as is its peertube, but since the lemmy server is very new I would treat it as potentially volatile for a bit longer.