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Comment by btilly

1 day ago

It can. There are a number of charitable foundations that support open aource. For example the Python Foundation.

But it is on a case by case basis, and it does take work to get the IRS to accept it.

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agwa  1 day ago

Interesting. In any case, libsodium's fiscal sponsor (Open Source Collective - https://opencollective.com/opensource) is not a 501(c)(3) non-profit.

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