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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    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:   paypal@freeshell.org  |
    |  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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      So say with Paypal, it’s as easy as just entering a donation amount of $36? And of course, including your SDF user ID.

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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.