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#1 2026-11-12 19:20:16
- Lone_Wolf
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Are there alternatives for europeans to donate to Archlinux ?
Someone asked me for help figuring out how to donate to archlinux.
They have used archlinux (with my assistance) for 10+ years and wish to give something back.
On https://archlinux.org/donate/ Click&pledge & PayPal are mentioned.
The first requires a Credit Card, the 2nd a paypal account.
Neither are available / desired.
How could they donate some money to help archlinux prosper ?
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#2 2026-11-12 23:33:45
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Re: Are there alternatives for europeans to donate to Archlinux ?
Does GitHub sponsors maybe offer an easier alternative? 
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#3 Yesterday 06:06:26
- ismailarilik
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Re: Are there alternatives for europeans to donate to Archlinux ?
Buying a t-shirt maybe?
- https://www.freewear.org/ArchLinux
- https://www.hellotux.com/arch
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#4 Yesterday 09:34:05
- seth
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Re: Are there alternatives for europeans to donate to Archlinux ?
The donation rate for the merch is < 10%
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#5 Yesterday 10:08:35
- Lone_Wolf
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Re: Are there alternatives for europeans to donate to Archlinux ?
Merch is not whats wanted. Gromits reply made me search and find a message on arch dev-public ML .
It does however look like the payment options for https://github.com/sponsors/archlinux/ are also limited .
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#6 Yesterday 15:53:21
- cryptearth
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Re: Are there alternatives for europeans to donate to Archlinux ?
depending on how far the donator is willing to go: when i tried to activate google gemini i learned about prepaid credit cards, usually available in convenience stores or gas stations
but: due to EU anti fraud laws one has to give all personal data and perform an identity proof (i had to give my tax number - something not even my bank required)
also: these prepaid cards get detected as such and hence may not work (at least google did not accept it - reason: thier current subscription model is aimed for recurring payments only provided by "real" credit cards, hence prepaid cards are not accepted)
so, depending on availability and how far one is willing to strip: either bite the bullet and setup a paypal account - or ask your bank for one - because when money flows at least within the EU there always has to be some paper trail by EU law - it's a pick-your-poison problem by living within the EU
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