Jimbo wrote at last:
But seriously, I think that the best method of revenue will be a program of sponsorship where we can accept credit cards and people can sign up for a monthly patronage. I think plenty of the regulars would be willing to chip in $10 or $20 a month, particularly if they could see, transparently, that the money would not be to finance my extravagant lifestyle, but to directly benefit the project through hardware purchases and whatnot.
Ah, but this finances your extravagant lifestyle *indirectly*, if subscriptions purchase hardware that you otherwise would have.
^_^
-- Toby