On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 08:10:25AM -0400, tor@t-3.net wrote:
The Wau Holland Foundation can currently only reimburse via wire transfer.
This seems to be end-of-story in terms of who, in the end, is ultimately getting liability/risk, and points to practically no chance at anonymity
Think bigger -- for example, if you run a bunch of fast exits you can coordinate with your favorite non-profit charity (EFF, CCC, etc) for them to get a monthly wire transfer from Wau Holland because of ("on behalf of") your relays.
Moritz, does the current contract approach support (allow) this idea?
To reiterate, this is not meant to be a money-making opportunity for relay operators. It's great that many people have found ways to run relays cheaply, and that is and needs to remain a big part of what the Tor community is about (and how the Tor network is as large, diverse, and sustainable as it is). But that said, the biggest "cost" in running very large exit relays is generally not the monetary cost for bandwidth and hosting, so if we can make that less of a burden for people who otherwise want to put in the rest of the effort, that sounds to me like a great thing to try.
--Roger